Liam O'Reilly

Liam is chief executive of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA), which is responsible for the regulation of the financial services industry, both from a prudential and a conduct of business viewpoint. Liam was educated in University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. He has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a PhD in Econometrics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Statistics. He has served at a senior level in the Central Bank in economic research, financial control, international relations and financial markets. He served on the review group on auditing in Ireland and was a member of the interim board of the Irish auditing and accounting supervisory authority, which prepared the legislation to set up a Statutory Supervisory Body for the Accountancy profession.