(WPXI) – The search for Pitt’s new athletic director is over. Allen Greene has been named the director of athletics at the University of Pittsburgh, the school announced Friday. “Pitt Athletics is the front porch of the University of Pittsburgh, serving as a crucial access point for so many across our campus, our region, our nation and the world,” said Chancellor Joan Gabel. “In Allen Greene, we have a proven national leader who exemplifies the Pitt way, and who has all of the experience and intangibles to elevate our athletics program in competition and in the classroom. In my conversations with Allen and with many others who know him well, it is clear that he will lead us successfully into the new world of intercollegiate athletics.” Greene will split his time between Pitt and Knoxville starting on Nov. 1 so he can fulfill outstanding responsibilities as the University of Tennessee senior deputy athletics director. Greene was formerly the Athletic Director at the University of Buffalo and Auburn University.