Daniel Levy (businessman)

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Daniel Levy (born February 8, 1962 in Essex) has been chairman of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur since 2001. Levy is married, with 4 children, with Josh the eldest (18). He is the only Premier League chairman who has a first class degree from Cambridge University in economics.

He is managing director of ENIC Group, a sports, entertainment and media group, and replaced Sir Alan Sugar as chairman of the football club in February 2001 after ENIC bought a controlling stake in the club. He was formerly a director of the Scottish football club Rangers, in which ENIC held a significant stake. ENIC has also in the past held stakes in other European football clubs including Slavia Prague and Vicenza as well as non-football companies such as Warner Bros.

Levy is widely regarded as having had a significant effect in an improvement in the fortunes of Tottenham. Reportedly a life-long fan, following a patchy first few years with a succession of managers (Graham, Hoddle, Pleat and Santini), the club qualified for the UEFA Cup two seasons in a row, with Martin Jol as manager, after finishing fifth in the Premier League, their highest position since its inception.

Under his chairmanship, the club has sought the development of the its training facilities and is seeking to fund the redevelopment of the club's ground, White Hart Lane, to provide greater capacity.

However, following the handling of the sacking of Martin Jol in the 2007/2008 season (which effectively seemed to be on the cards as little as two games into the season), many fans have become very concerned at the possible political undercurrents within the club and his style of management. Nonetheless, the appointment of a new management team including the highly regarded Juande Ramos as head coach has done much to raise supporter optimism, and to restore Levy's credibility with the fans.

On 24th February 2008, Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley in the 2008 Football League Cup Final to win their first trophy in nine years, and the first in Levy's reign.