Shari Sikes

Shari Sikes has extensive experience in the financial industry, starting as a Business Intelligence Analyst/Manager at Wachovia Securities, Inc in 1997. Shari then transitioned to Nuveen Investments in 2003, where they worked as a Research Analyst, providing credit opinions on a portfolio of institutions and participating in formulating credit and sector allocation strategies. In 2010, they joined Standard & Poor's as an Associate in Public Finance, Health Care, and Higher Education, monitoring financial performance and conducting due diligence for ratings activities. Shari then moved to Invesco in 2012 as a Municipal Credit Analyst, rendering credit opinions and conducting financial statement analysis for portfolio managers responsible for $23 billion in assets. Shari is currently working at First Trust as a Vice President, Senior Municipal Credit Analyst.

Shari Sikes holds a Master's degree in Finance from the DePaul Driehaus College of Business. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Economics at the University of Missouri. However, specific information about the start and end years for each educational experience is not provided.