Desi L. Wyatt, CRPC®

Corporate Partnerships Chairman

Head of Wealth Academy, US Consumer Wealth Management

Desi Wyatt is the Wealth Academy Head for Citi’s Consumer Wealth Management (CWM) business.  In this role, he is accountable for managing the evolution of CWM’s recruiting and career pathing capabilities to support talent growth while also creating a comprehensive employee lifecycle within the organization.  

With more than 20 years of financial services experience, of which nearly a decade were as a financial advisor, he understands the unique challenges that face financial advisors today. To that end, he sees it as his purpose as manager and partner to help financial advisors get better, so that they, by leading with financial planning, can help their clients achieve better financial outcomes, both now and in the future.  He believes that when advisors put their clients' interest first, lead with planning, and work as a team, everyone wins!

A West Point graduate and former Army aviator, Desi flew the CH-47D “Chinook” helicopter and served in various positions of leadership domestically and abroad, ultimately attaining the rank of Major during his military service.

Desi lives in Ellicott City, Maryland where he and his wife of 25+ years raise their twin son and daughter.  Active in the community, he is an usher at his local church and volunteers locally with Autism Speaks.

Desi earned his B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and his MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition, he holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠ or CRPC® designation.

Consumer Wealth Management is a US-based segment of the Citi Global Wealth (CGW) organization for Citibank with presence in the US and in Latin America providing services to clients around the world. CWM offers its clients access to brokerage products and services as well as traditional banking products and services through three legal vehicles and offices located in the US and some Latin American countries.