Biography

University of Ottawa - Health Science

Assistant Dean of Executive Programs & Professor at University of Guelph
Education Management
Norm
O'Reilly
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Norm O’Reilly is recognized as one of the leading scholars in sport business. He holds the Richard P. and Joan S. Fox Professor of Business and is Chair of the Department of Sports Administration at Ohio University’s College of Business. Dr. O’Reilly has expertise in a range of business topics, including marketing, sponsorship, social media, sport finance, social marketing, tourism management, and management education. He has authored or co-authored seven books, 14 case studies in the Harvard/Stanford series, and more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles. At conferences, he has won 11 Best Paper awards and has more than 135 conference presentations to his credit. Dr. O’Reilly was recognized in 2013 as one of the “Five to Watch” in sport business in Canada by the Globe and Mail and is a lifetime Research Fellow of the North American Society for Sport Management. In 2011, he was the recipient of the University of Ottawa’s Media Excellence Award (for media coverage of his research). For nearly 10 years, he has been minority owner and senior advisor with the Consulting Group of Toronto-based marketing agency, TrojanOne, where he has worked for clients including Nike, UFC, the Canadian Paralympic Committee, and many more. He also acts as a specialist on legal cases and has sat on the boards of many sport organizations.

Dr. O’Reilly previously taught at the University of Ottawa, Syracuse University, Stanford University, Laurentian University, and Ryerson University. Dr. O’Reilly holds a PhD, MBA, MA and B.Sc. He also holds the CGA/CPA Accounting Designation. Prior to joining academia, Dr. O’Reilly had involvement as an administrator, including senior policy officer at Sport Canada, team manager and office manager at Triathlon Canada, and event manager for the 2008 Toronto Olympic Bid. He has been a member of the 2004, 2008 and 2010 Mission Staff for the Canadian Olympic Committee at the Olympic Games.