Norm O'Reilly is currently Dean of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Maine and a Professor in the Maine Business School. He is a high performing academician with strong industry links, who is recognized as one of the leading scholars in the business of sports globally. Prior to coming to Maine, Dr. O'Reilly has held leadership positions at the Lang School of Business & Economics at the University of Guelph, the Department of Sports Administration at Ohio University's College of Business, and the School of Sports Administration at Laurentian University. He has taught at the University of Ottawa, Syracuse University, Stanford University, Ryerson University, Athabasca University, Bayreuth University, and the Russian International Olympic University. Dr. O'Reilly holds a PhD in Management from the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, an 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.