Prior to joining Aura, Mr. Bickham was a Senior Portfolio Manager at BlackRock, where he spent more than nine years in various credit investing and portfolio management roles. Most recently, Shinda served as Head of Portfolio Management within the Factor Based Investing Group where he oversaw the day-to-day management of more than $30 billion in assets under management.Over his career, Mr. Bickham has spent more than 15 years in the financial services space working with and advising institutional investors.Mr. Bickham received a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.