Edmund Patrick Jordan, OBE (born 30 March 1948) is an Irish businessman, television personality and former motorsport team owner.

His father was the twin brother of a senior nun, Mother Rectoress of the Irish Sisters of Charity[3] and worked as an accountant for the electricity board.

At ten months old, Jordan developed a form of pink disease and his family were advised by doctors to move from Dublin to Bray for "fresh air".

[3] Jordan began his education at Saint Anne's Pre-School in Milltown later spending eleven years at the Synge Street Christian Brothers School, where he and his fellow students would be regularly beaten if they did not study hard.

[3] Having dismissed the priesthood and family pressures to enter dentistry, he ended up taking a six-week accountancy course at the College of Commerce, Dublin, and then began working for the Bank of Ireland as a clerk at their branch in Mullingar.

During 1989, hired Reynard Chief Designer Gary Anderson becoming Donnelly's engineer and overseeing operations of the team eventually joining full-time on 4 February 1990.

Drivers who have won Grands Prix who have driven for him include world champions Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher, while Jean Alesi, Rubens Barichello, Thierry Boutsen, Giancarlo Fisichella, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Johnny Herbert, Eddie Irvine, Roberto Moreno, Ralf Schumacher, Jarno Trulli, Martin Brundle and John Watson also drove in Jordan cars.

Despite new sponsorship from Trust computers and the addition of "Quick" Nick Heidfeld and a promising young rookie in Timo Glock for 2004, Jordan was in serious trouble.

Midland Group, financed by wealthy Russian-Canadian businessman Alex Shnaider, bought Jordan Grand Prix in early 2005, and the team was subsequently renamed MF1 Racing for 2006.

After bankruptcy proceedings in 2018, Force India was liquidated and its former assets sold to the new Racing Point F1 Team, which became Aston Martin for the 2021 F1 season.

In 2009, Jordan returned to the F1 scene as a pundit for BBC Sport's Grand Prix programme alongside Jake Humphrey (who was later replaced by Suzi Perry) and David Coulthard.

Jordan has broken many stories before they were due to be confirmed; these include Lewis Hamilton's move to Mercedes, Michael Schumacher's return in 2010 and Felipe Massa's departure from Ferrari.

[citation needed] A cut-down version of the band is currently gigging at various venues around the world under the name of "Eddie & The Robbers", a name Jordan came up with after a comment from Bernie Ecclestone.

[19] Jordan is a keen supporter of Irish art and boasts a wide collection that include Louis le Brocquy, Felim Egan and Markey Robinson among others.

[20] Jordan has or has had considerable business interests in oil, motor racing, sports, property, gaming, entertainment, and the health and fitness industries.

[21] In 2018, Jordan assisted in the successful bid by his long time friend Richard Hadidas to acquire Oyster Yachts.

In November 2021, it emerged that Jordan and Keith O'Loughlin were behind a bid by JKO to acquire Playtech PLC for a rumoured £3 billion.

[32] He has business interests that include Ready Room (South Africa), Tosca, Valeo Foods, Jarvis Hotels, Debrett's, Zwift, Apex, Coople (Recruitment) and Docplanner, Spring Studios, George & Dragon (a PR and Marketing agency) and Ceiba (a healthcare tech company).

[43][44] In February 2025, the consortium completed the takeover of London Irish and stated their intention to return the club to either the Premiership or United Rugby Championship by 2026.

[46] His OBE was awarded for his charity work related to CLIC, which raised £11 million over three years and built houses at UCLH so parents can be with children when ill.

[citation needed] In December 2024, Jordan announced that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate and bladder cancer earlier in the year.

He also received the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage of the University Philosophical Society of Trinity College, Dublin to honour his contribution to motor racing and his charity work over the years.

[citation needed] Despite being Irish, Jordan is also a member of the British Racing Drivers' Club due to a grandfather clause that anyone born in Ireland before 1950 would be considered eligible for membership.