The pension fund approved the search for a maiden private markets consultant at a board meeting earlier this month.
The team added two new team members from Nuveen and a third from Lord Abbett & Co.
The firm’s new head of U.S. research will join next quarter.
The searches follow a review of the overall asset class this week’s meetings.
The RFP follows an RFQ canceled following its April launch.
The firm’s latest fund closed exceeded its target and doubled its predecessor.
The plan added private equity, credit and cryptocurrency commitments last month.
Fund III closes with $230 million, exceeding its $200 million Fund II.
The retirement systems also eliminated global low volatility and TIPS allocations earlier this year.
The pension fund will interview three finalists at Thursday’s board meeting.