The director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation is chief executive and (from 1994) editor-in-chief of the BBC.

Since 2017 the director-general has been appointed by the BBC Board.

To date, 17 individuals have been appointed director-general, plus an additional two who were appointed in an acting capacity only.

The current director-general is Tim Davie, who succeeded Tony Hall on 1 September 2020.

[1] Italics indicate that the individual was temporarily appointed as acting director-general.