Wisconsin Opens AD Search With 9-Member Panel and Outside Firm

Overview

• The university, which announced the move Tuesday, hired CSA Search and Consulting and named professor Lauren Bishop to chair a nine-person committee.
• The committee plans campus and alumni outreach for several weeks to guide the hire, with the goal of installing a permanent director this summer.
• Incoming interim chancellor Eric Wilcots leads the process as Jennifer Mnookin leaves Wisconsin to become Columbia University’s president.
• Notable members include Colts general manager Chris Ballard, former NBA All-Star Michael Finley, and Devils executive and ex-Badger Meghan Duggan.
• The next director faces pressure points that include back-to-back losing football seasons, higher operating costs, and fewer football ticket buyers.