DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2025) — The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) today announced the formation of its search committee, composed of LPGA player directors and independent directors, along with the selection of Elevate Talent as the executive search firm to lead the process of identifying the LPGA’s next commissioner.
The search committee is made up of LPGA board members representing a range of perspectives. This subset of the board was carefully chosen to incorporate player, player professional, and independent director representation. Its eight members are:
“We are thrilled to partner with Elevate Talent and this exceptional Search Committee as we embark on this important process,” said John B. Veihmeyer, LPGA Board Chair. “Elevate Talent’s understanding of the LPGA’s history, our diverse and global group of stakeholders, and our unique needs made them the ideal choice. Together with the dedication and expertise of our Search Committee, we are confident in identifying a transformational leader to guide the LPGA into its next chapter.”
The selection process for the search firm was led by the Search Committee and focused on evaluating each firm’s methodology, global network, and understanding of the LPGA’s mission. Elevate Talent’s exceptional track record, insightful approach, and commitment to diversity and inclusion stood out during this comprehensive process.
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About Elevate:
Elevate is an award-winning, full-service consulting firm supporting high-performing organizations in sports and beyond with innovative, data-driven, revenue-generating solutions. Elevate’s unparalleled combination of agency and operating experience, along with proprietary technology solutions, data sources, and software products, maximizes efficiencies in Consumer Insights, Research, Strategy and Analytics; Brand Consulting and Activation; Partnership Sales and Consulting; Executive Talent Strategy, Recruitment, Performance, and Organizational Design, Leadership Coaching, and Optimization; Creative Consultancy and Experiential Design; Property, Premium Hospitality, and Ticketing Strategy and Sales; Feasibility and Revenue Consultation for New and Renovated Venues; and more. Established in 2018 to provide comprehensive solutions to organizations across the global sports and entertainment ecosystem; today, the agency supports over 1,000 of the world’s most ambitious organizations across sports, entertainment, media, technology, gaming, lifestyle, and consumer sectors. For more information, follow Elevate Experiences on Instagram and TikTok and Elevate on X (@OneElevate_), LinkedIn, and Instagram.
About the LPGA
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is the world’s premier women’s professional golf organization. Created in 1950 by 13 pioneering female Founders, the LPGA, whose members now represent more than 60 countries, is the longest-standing professional women’s sports organization. Through the LPGA Tour, the Epson Tour, the LPGA Professionals, and a joint venture with the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA provides female professionals the opportunity to pursue their dreams in the game of golf at the highest level. In addition to its professional tours and teaching accreditation programs, the LPGA features a fully integrated Foundation, which provides best-in-class programming for female golfers through its junior golf programming, and its LPGA Amateurs division, which offers its members playing and learning opportunities around the world. LPGA aims to use its unique platform to inspire, transform and advance opportunities for girls and women, on and off the golf course.
