INTERWEALTH MANAGEMENT Over 25 Years of Experience
We understand you are entrusting us with your family’s financial well-being, hopes, and dreams for retirement. For over 25 years, we have helped individuals, families and businesses achieve their financial goals, educate their kids, retire in the style they envisioned and take care of those heirs they will leave behind. Our approach of gathering a deep understanding of client goals mixed with a passion for investing and wealth management, gives us an advantage in helping craft long-term success.
— Meet our talented team of dedicated financial professionals.
Denis is the founding partner of InterWealth Management since 2007. Denis is a 30 year resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, and a Graduate of Columbia University with a degree in Eastern European History. Denis has passed the Series 7, 63, & 65 exams. Denis was a four year member of the Columbia University Football team from 1983-1986. He also served as a board member of the Arizona Trail Association for 8 years and InterWealth Management is a legacy partner providing financial support for the preservation of the Arizona Trail.
Denis is heavily involved in the charitable support of amateur wrestling. Denis provides his ongoing donations to the fundraising efforts of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club, Columbia University Wrestling, and Arizona State University Wrestling.
An avid hiker and wrestling/football fanatic, Denis’ extensive knowledge of sports trivia is both frightening and impressive. Denis has two wonderful children, Garrett and Dillon. He likes to spend his free time with his girlfriend Cher and their dog Dora.
Whitney was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She holds a Bachelor's Degree of Elementary Education from Arizona State University. Whitney joined InterWealth Management in January of 2015 as the relationship manager. She is responsible for managing existing client relationships as well as day-to-day administrative support. Previously, Whitney taught for the Paradise Valley School District. Whitney enjoys helping clients prepare for a happy financial future!
Garrett Ryan was born and raised in Scottsdale Arizona. He graduated from Columbia University with a degree in 20th Century US History. Garrett has passed the Series 7, 66, and 24 exams.
Garrett enjoyed a successful athletic career as a collegiate wrestler during his time at Columbia University. Garrett was named First Team All-Ivy League in four consecutive seasons, he was the EIWA Conference Champion in 2017, and he was a four time NCAA National Championship Tournament Qualifier in the 285 pound division. Garrett continues to train at Arizona State University and competes for the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club in the 125kg weight class. Garrett placed 5th at the 2019 Senior National Men’s Freestyle Championship, qualifying him for the 2020 Olympic Trials, which have been postponed until April of 2021 due to Covid-19.
When Garrett is not in the office or on the wrestling mat, he loves to go hiking and camping with his girlfriend Lauren and their dog Boris.
Jessi R. Andrews, Certified Financial Planner®
With more than two decades in the finance industry, Jessi Andrews is a solutions-oriented, investment and financial advisor whose experience, dedication and strategic leadership assist clients in establishing and working toward their financial goals.
As a wealth advisor with InterWealth Management based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Jessi develops deep interpersonal relationships with families and small business owners, keeping them engaged in the investing process in a fiduciary capacity.
During his years in the industry, the Washington State native has developed critical relationships with financial advisors throughout the country to meet challenges and reach common goals through collaborative efforts. Prior to his position at InterWealth, Jessi was the director of wealth management at a renowned Boston-based firm that marked his transition from working exclusively with financial advisors to assisting investors with their financial objectives.
He spent more than a decade working for two major wealth management firms consulting advisors as they evolved their practices to a “fee for advice” business model enabling them to devote more time to serving their clients.
Jessi has experience in pension consulting, having worked for a firm in Tacoma, Wash., where he was a member of its sales and service team assisting financial advisors with investment solutions. In 2008 he relocated to Phoenix to join the firm’s Southwest team as a senior member. Early in his career, he conducted audits and tax reviews for small companies in Alaska and Washington for a Seattle accounting firm.
Jessi earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Accounting from the University of Arizona. In 2021, he completed a Certificate in Financial Planning from Boston University and obtained his CFP® designation.
Currently residing in Colorado with his wife, D’Nita, and children Nolan and Emme, Jessi divides his time between Colorado and Arizona and travels frequently in the Western U.S. in service to his clients.
Lauren Wilkens, Certified Financial Planner®
Lauren was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH. She moved to Arizona in 2019 after graduating from Columbia University with a degree in Psychology. Lauren spent four and a half years working at Vanguard before joining InterWealth Management at the beginning of 2024. While at Vanguard, she earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification and passed her Series 7, 63 & 66 exams.
Lauren enjoyed four years on the Columbia University Volleyball team and continues to spend her free time playing in sand volleyball leagues in the Scottsdale area. She and her husband, Garrett Ryan, have two dogs, Boris and Blondie, that they love to take hiking and camping whenever possible.