I have a hunch it was all just a show so they could hire someone they already had in mind. This is essentially how (I believe) it went down with Dr. Horton who had a ton of contacts inside D65 already, including a Board Member, and Dr. Turner before they even hired the search firm.
Edit: to be more precise - Dr. Turner and Ms. Tanyavutti …
I have a hunch it was all just a show so they could hire someone they already had in mind. This is essentially how (I believe) it went down with Dr. Horton who had a ton of contacts inside D65 already, including a Board Member, and Dr. Turner before they even hired the search firm.
Edit: to be more precise - Dr. Turner and Ms. Tanyavutti (who was a board member at the time) both worked with Dr. Horton inside the AUSL system. Dr. Turner was (at one point) in charge of all the AUSL principals so she definitely would've known Dr. Horton in advance. Ms. Tanyavutti was some kind of advisor in the system, so I have no idea, but AUSL is not a very big system.
I have a hunch it was all just a show so they could hire someone they already had in mind. This is essentially how (I believe) it went down with Dr. Horton who had a ton of contacts inside D65 already, including a Board Member, and Dr. Turner before they even hired the search firm.
Edit: to be more precise - Dr. Turner and Ms. Tanyavutti (who was a board member at the time) both worked with Dr. Horton inside the AUSL system. Dr. Turner was (at one point) in charge of all the AUSL principals so she definitely would've known Dr. Horton in advance. Ms. Tanyavutti was some kind of advisor in the system, so I have no idea, but AUSL is not a very big system.