The LSU committee charged with picking a new system president has chosen a consultant and hopes to have a decision by December, with some of the search to be conducted out of public view.

At the committee’s Tuesday meeting, LSU Board of Supervisors Chair Scott Ballard announced the pick of SSA Consultants. The 55-year-old firm has ties to the university, with President and CEO Christel Slaughter an alum and former faculty member of the business college.

The choice of SSA signals a shift from previous presidential searches, during which committees selected firms outside the state.

In 2020, the committee that resulted in the selection of former President William F. Tate IV picked the Atlanta-based Parker Executive Search as the firm. Before that, the committee selected R. William Funk

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