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Norm O'Reily
Chair, Department of Sports AdministrationOhio University
Holder of the Richard P. & Joan S. Professor of Business at Ohio University, Dr. O’Reilly is a Full Professor and Chair of the world-ranked Department of Sports Administration in the College of Business. 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).
Dr. O’Reilly is an accomplished scholar and active business professional. He is an active consultant and expert legal witness, working closely with North American industry. As a consultant, he is 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, BMO, and many more. Since first teaching at the university level in 2000, Dr. O’Reilly has taught more than 5,000 students. Prior to coming to Ohio, he has taught at the University of Ottawa, the David Falk Center for Sport Management at Syracuse University, the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, the School of Sports Administration at Laurentian University, and the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University. He has previously held positions as School Director, Vice-Dean and Director of a Research Centre.
Dr. O’Reilly is an active researcher and he has authored or co-authored 5 books, more than 80 articles in refereed management journals and more than 150 conference presentations in the areas of sport management, sponsorship, tourism marketing, marketing, risk management, sport finance, and social marketing. At conferences, he has won 11 Best Paper awards. Dr. O’Reilly is the lead researcher on the Canadian Sponsorship Landscape Study, a highlight of the annual Canadian Sponsorship Forum since 2007, currently in its 8th edition. Dr. O’Reilly holds a PhD in Management from the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, a MBA from the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, a MA in Sports Administration from the University of Ottawa, and a B.Sc. (Kinesiology) from the University of Waterloo. Dr. O’Reilly 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 & 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, and attended the 2012 Olympic Games in a research capacity.
