Gerry O'Reilly

Gerry O'Reilly
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born(1964-07-01)1 July 1964
Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland
Died11 June 2026(2026-06-11) (aged 61)
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Ireland
SportMiddle-distance running

Gerard Christopher O'Reilly (1 July 1964 – 11 June 2026) was an Irish Olympic middle-distance runner and fund manager. He represented his country in the Men's 1500 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. His time was a 3:43.23 in the first heat.[1][2][3][4][5] From 1992 on Reilly worked at The Vanguard Group and in his role there was principal portfolio manager of one of the world's largest mutual funds.

Early life

O'Reilly was born and raised in Dunboyne, County Meath.[6][7] Growing up O'Reilly played soccer and GAA before concentrating on track at the age of sixteen.[8] He won the Irish Junior 1500 meter championships.[8]

College

In 1983, Villanova University offered O'Reilly a scholarship to run track.[8] He ran sub-4 minute miles on several occasions.[9] He graduated from Villanova in 1987 with a B.S. in economics.[10][11] and was inducted into the Villanova varsity club Hall of Fame in 2009.[10]

Track and field

O'Reilly represented Ireland in the men's 1500 meters at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Financial career

O'Reilly worked at Vanguard from March 1992 and was a principal portfolio manager, overseeing over $800B in assets, including the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSAX) which is the third largest U.S. mutual fund by assets under management.[12]

Death

O'Reilly died in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, on 11 June 2026, at the age of 61, after suffering a cardiac incident in nearby Chester Springs, where he lived.[7][13][14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sports Reference
  2. ↑ Sam McEntee continues Villanova's streak of Summer Olympians. (2016). SB Nation. 2016.
  3. ↑ 1500 Metres Men. 2nd IAAF World Cup Championships in Athletics. (2017).International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
  4. ↑ USA TODAY October 4, 1991, Friday, Final Edition. (search "O'Reilly" throughout this document).
  5. ↑ Litsky, Frank (18 May 1986). "Maree A Strong 2d in the 1,500". New York Times. Retrieved 28 July 2017. With 200 meters left, Gerry O'Reilly, a Villanova junior from Ireland, drove by him and beat [Maree] by 10 meters in 3 minutes 41.56 seconds, a meet record.
  6. ↑ "Meet Gerry O'Reilly — the Irish Olympian who now invests up to $3bn dollars a day". Business Post. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  7. 1 2 Miles, Gary (16 July 2026). "Gerry O'Reilly, Villanova track Hall of Famer, Irish Olympian, and Vanguard executive, has died at 61". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 "Going the Distance with the Vanguard of Vanguard, Gerry O'Reilly". Square Edge. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Vanguard's $2 Trillion Index Portfolios: Inside Look with Gerry O'Reilly". youtube. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Villanova University Varsity Club Hall of Fame". Villanova. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Gerry O'Reilly". Rosenblatt. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "This Basically Anonymous Fund Manager Oversees $800 Billion". www.bloomberg.com. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  13. ↑ Gerry O'Reilly Olympedia
  14. ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (12 June 2026). "'A smashing runner and the nicest guy': Irish Olympian Gerry O'Reilly dies aged 61". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
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