When Richmond became chairman of Bradford City, Harvey followed him where he eventually became managing director and the club rose to the Premier League for the first time in its history.
In June 2004, after ten years at Bradford City, Harvey joined Leeds United as chief executive officer.
He was replaced by David Haigh, deputy chief executive of new owner GFH Capital, who took up the role of managing director.
[citation needed] In June 2011 Shaun Harvey was elected to the Football League board of directors by Championship clubs.
[citation needed] During his time at the EFL, Shaun Harvey has implemented a number of controversial changes to the League and its competitions.
This includes the recently launched iFollow service – a digital streaming over-the-top platform that allows the estimated 270,000 overseas fans of EFL clubs to watch their team play live.
[11] In 2018, Shaun Harvey agreed to a live domestic broadcasting rights deal with Sky Sports worth £595 million running until 2024, the biggest in the League’s history.