Amanda Staveley

About Amanda Staveley

Amanda is a British business executive. She is notable chiefly for her connections with Middle Eastern investors. She helped lead the Saudi consortium take over of Newcastle United. A deal that was completed in October 2021. As of July 12, 2024, she left her role as Director for Newcastle United.
Born to wealthy parents in Ripon, Yorkshire, her father, Robert, inherited an estate gifted to an ancestor by Cardinal Wolsey, which he later turned into a theme park. Her mother, Lynne, was a champion show jumper. As a child, Staveley was a fiercely competitive equestrienne and sprinter. She won a place at Cambridge University to read languages, but dropped out due to stress. She has worked as a waitress and a model.
Amanda was diagnosed with Huntington's disease in 2013, a genetic and incurable condition that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. She inherited the Huntington's gene from her mother.