Jeremy Foley

Jeremy N. Foley (born December 1, 1952) is an American university sports administrator and former college athlete. Foley was athletic director for the Florida Gators Division I sports program of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida from 1992 to 2016, when he semi-retired and became an emeritus athletic director focusing on fundraising for the school. He also served as the chief financial officer of the University Athletic Association (UAA), the private non-profit corporation that is responsible for the administration and financial management of the Florida Gators sports program. On June 22, 2007, Foley and the UAA signed an eleven-year employment contract "worth up to $1.2 million annually with bonuses, making him the highest paid athletic director in the country and keeping him in Gainesville until retirement age." University of Florida President Bernie Machen said "Jeremy's contract is what you would expect for the best athletic director in the nation."

One of Foley's responsibilities as the University of Florida's athletic director was to act as chief financial officer (CFO) for the University Athletic Association. In that capacity he oversaw over $180 million in capital improvements, including two major expansions of the football stadium, the addition of a multi-purpose field house on campus and new facilities for tennis, track & field, soccer, baseball, golf, softball and swimming. Jeremy Foley managed an annual budget of more than $89 million,

Honors & awards

Foley is an ardent runner who has competed in the Boston Marathon.

In 1995, Foley was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Sports Administration and Facility Management Department at Ohio University.

The National Football Foundation awarded Foley the John L. Toner Award in 2007, recognizing him as its national athletic director of the year.

Foley's alma mater, the Holderness School, a small, private, college preparatory school near Plymouth, New Hampshire presented him with its 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award on November 28, 2007.

In 2009 the United States Sports Academy awarded Foley its Carl Maddox Sport Management Award in recognition of his contributions to the growth and development of sport enterprise through effective management practices.