About Stefanie Gorres
As a Market Manager, Stefanie Gorres is responsible for driving growth in four Arizona offices, Phoenix, Peoria, Prescott and Tucson, and helping every Financial Advisor in her branches realize his or her full potential. She is committed to cultivating a positive atmosphere that promotes peer-to-peer idea exchange, team building and the strategic connections required to satisfy the sophisticated needs of our clients. She is also a passionate advocate for women in business and financial services. In 2021, Stefanie was one of eighteen individuals across Morgan Stanley Wealth Management to be named a Morgan Stanley MAKER.
Stefanie joined Morgan Stanley in 2006 and has held positions as a Complex Manager Assistant, Branch Service Manager, Complex Business Service Officer, and an Associate Complex Manager before taking on her current role. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Stefanie worked at AIG where she managed a team that was responsible for writing compliance policies and procedures for all broker dealers under the AIG Advisor Group umbrella.
Stefanie earned her B.S. in Business Finance from Minnesota State University at Mankato. She began her financial services career at Ameriprise Financial where she started on the service and trading queue before transitioning to institutional compliance. There, she and two others developed a patented personal trading monitoring system. She then moved to the retail side of the business where she performed high-profile fraud investigations and branch exams as a Senior Compliance Examiner. Her background in risk, compliance and operations gives her a well-rounded vision of all the different components of the financial services industry.
Originally from Minnesota, Stefanie moved to Arizona in July 2005. One of the greatest gifts Stefanie has been given is being a mom to a toddler boy. A dedicated runner, she has run the Boston Marathon twice. In Stefanie’s spare time, she enjoys staying active outdoors and is a volunteer through the CASA program.