Gerry O'Reilly

Gerald "Gerry" O'Reilly is an Irish Olympic middle-distance runner and principal portfolio manager of one of the world's largest mutual fund. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters at the 1988 Summer Olympics. His time was a 3:43.23 in the first heat.

Early life

O'Reilly is originally from Dunboyne, County Meath. Growing up O'Reilly played soccer and GAA before concentrating on track at the age of sixteen. He won the Irish Junior 1500 meter championships.

College

In 1983 Villanova University offered O"Reilly a scholarship to run track. He ran sub-4 minute miles on several occasions. He graduated from Villanova in 1987 with a B.S. in economics. and was inducted into the Villanova varsity club Hall of Fame in 2009.

Track & Field

He represented Ireland in the men's 1500 meters at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Financial career

Gerald has worked at Vanguard since March 1992 and is now a Principal Portfolio Manager, overseeing over $800B in assets, including the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund which is the third largest US mutual fund by assets under management. In May 2025 O'Reilly became the new Chief Financial Officer for Civica.