Our Team
Boris Desancic - Founder | Senior Partner
Boris Desancic arrived in the US at the age of 17 as an immigrant having escaped the civil war in the former Yugoslavia (Serbia). With degrees in finance and international business, Boris has enjoyed a 28-year career as a wealth manager and strategist, earning many awards and accolades during the course of his career, culminating with being featured in the publication of the Top 100 Financial Professionals Magazine’s persons of the year for 2021.
Boris Desancic is the creator of the Revenue Protection Program for successful businesses, and the Founder of Ascent Wealth Strategies.
Kristina Kamm - Director of Operations
Kristina Kamm has been running operations for wealth management firms and assisting business professionals for over 15 years. She has a passion for servicing clients and helping partners in the firm. Kristina has worked with Boris for over a decade handling the business operations behind the scenes as well as running the client service departments of Ascent Wealth Strategies.
Kristina loves spending time with family and friends making memories. She loves to travel to new destinations and experience new adventures. During the warmer months, she loves the freedom of riding with friends on her motorcycle. Kristina is a proud parent of a grown son Steven and lives in Arlington, WA with a dog and a cat.
Evan Keech - Associate Partner | Wealth Advisor
Evan has always had a passion for problem-solving and helping others. Graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2006 with a degree in mechanical engineering, he’s worked for medical device and software companies, creating new technologies and bringing them to market around the world. Over the years, as his personal passion, Evan has steadily developed his expertise in finance, investments and wealth planning.
After more than a decade of international business development, he decided to partner up with a mentor to build his own wealth management practice, serving clients with integrity and a fresh perspective on wealth management and financial planning. A husband and father of three small children, he and his family live in Kirkland, WA
Oliver Grimard - Associate Partner | Wealth Advisor
Oliver has always had a passion for helping others solve complex challenges. In 2017, he graduated from Ohio University with a degree in finance. He was a member of the football team and financial management club. Not long after graduating, he founded a successful marketing company that specialized in working with financial firms.
After working closely with Ascent Wealth Strategies on their marketing strategy for a year, he was inspired to see how Boris and his team were able to significantly help other successful business owners solve complex challenges and grow their wealth.
Oliver decided he wanted to get back to his original passion, which was finance, and joined Ascent Wealth Strategies in 2022 as an Associate Partner where he works with business owners on advanced wealth planning, revenue protection, and asset protection strategies. Oliver currently resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.