Tim Pickering is Founder/CIO of Auspice and leads strategic decision making and vision for Auspice’s diverse suite of rules-based quantitative investment strategies. Prior to forming Auspice, Tim was VP Trading at Shell and began his career at TD Securities in their elite trading development program ultimately holding the Senior PM position for the Energy Derivatives portfolio. Outside of Auspice, Tim has been involved in grain farming, is the Chairman of the Finance Advisory Council at the University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business, and President of Pheasants Forever, a globally respected habitat organization. Tim can be found as a featured speaker on globally respected podcasts including The Meb Faber Show and Top Traders Unplugged and was named as one of Alberta’s 50 most influential people by Alberta Venture.