Confirming a report leaked to a news outlet last week, Cornell announced Tuesday that A.J. Edwards, the University’s former interim chief investment officer, was named its chief investment officer. 

About one year after Michael Abbott suddenly stepped down from his post as Cornell’s chief investment officer, the University has tapped A.J. Edwards to fill the position, an anonymous source told a news outlet.

Cornell’s Senior Investment Officer John Regan announced his resignation earlier this month, fewer than two months after Chief Investment Officer Michael Abbott abruptly left the University for reasons that remain unclear.