He will focus on the infrastructure, utility, power, energy and related sectors across the capital structure.
The firm raised more than $3.3 billion for its latest opportunistic real estate strategy.
The trust last conducted a similar search in 2018.
The pension fund will interview three finalists at Thursday’s board meeting.
The pension fund also concluded an emerging market debt manager search with a hire at today’s board meeting.
The deferred compensation plan has replaced its domestic large-cap core equity manager, which had been on watch due to underperformance.
The selected firm will service the county’s investment portfolio and the county school district’s general and bond portfolios.
The “overwhelming majority” of LP participants in a recent survey planned to either increase or maintain their allocation to alternative investments in the next year.
The new hire will focus on deepening and expanding the firm’s relationships with existing and prospective institutional investors and consultants.
The plan will split senior private equity responsibility moving forward.