PISCATAWAY – Rutgers University Director of Athletics Pat Hobbs announced today the retention of Ventura Partners, a leading executive search and talent management agency with a diverse range of consulting and intelligence services.

"We are excited to be working with Ventura Partners," said Hobbs. "They provide a unique range of services, including talent acquisition and development. We will begin working together immediately to ensure excellent leadership for our football program. They will also be working with us throughout the engagement on strengthening our human resources and providing market data and intelligence."

Among the services and deliverables to be provided by Ventura Partners are leadership identification, market mapping and intelligence, outreach, internal search assistance, reference review, staff development, and industry consulting.

"Ventura Partners, a national executive search and talent management firm with a specialty practice in intercollegiate athletics, has been retained by Rutgers University to assist in the search," said Chad Chatlos, Partner, Sports and Entertainment at Ventura. "We will work closely with Pat Hobbs, the Director of Athletics, and his leadership team on the appointment."

Established in 1766, Rutgers University is the State University of New Jersey and the eighth-oldest institution of higher education in the country. Rutgers is the Birthplace of College Football and the only Power Five athletics program located in the nation's largest media market.

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