The new hire replaces Grant Hughes, who resigned last year.
T. Rowe Price Associates currently provides bundled services for the plan.
The search will be conducted as part of a real assets structure review, which was approved at today’s board meeting.
A Northwestern fund is expected to select a general investment consultant in May.
The plan made four private equity investments with existing managers last month.
A Virginia plan added two private equity commitments with existing managers.
The plan reduced its exposure to international equity and will receive two buyout fund-of-funds manager presentations as part of an ongoing search.
The plan will receive finalist presentations from three liquid multi-sector credit managers and three semi-liquid multi-sector credit managers over the next two months.
The plan will consider replacing its international small-cap equity mandate with MFS Investment Management in May.
The plan hired a value-add real estate manager to move closer to its 7% real estate target.