PROVO, Utah-Tuesday, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of The Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced C. Shane Reese as the new president of Brigham Young University.

President Reese was appointed to this position by the Board of Trustees of the Provo-based institution which is chaired by Church President Russell M. Nelson.

Reese will succeed Kevin J. Worthen who has served as president at BYU since 2014, on May 1, 2023.

Elder Holland made this announcement during the weekly devotional at BYU and read the prophetic succession story of Elijah to Elisha from 2 Kings.

Elder Holland lauded Worthen and his wife, Peggy, for their “truly remarkable, outstanding tenure.”

After Elder Holland’s remarks, the Worthens, along with Reese and his wife, Wendy, each spoke briefly.

Reese has served as BYU’s academic vice president since 2019.

Previously, he served as the university’s dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences from 2017-2019 and joined the BYU statistics faculty in 2001.

He and Wendy are the parents of three children.

Reese holds a doctorate degree in statistics from Texas A&M and has previously focused on sports analytics. To stay at BYU, he turned down a front office position with the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.