Anthony Messina
Head of Private Wealth

Anthony Messina

CPA, CA, CFA

Anthony Messina is the Head of Private Wealth, including the President of Guardian Partners, and Managing Director for Guardian Capital Advisors LP. Previous roles at Guardian Capital included President and CEO of Worldsource Securities and Worldsource Financial Management (2018-2021). Before joining Guardian Capital in 2016, Anthony was instrumental in building and growing I3 Advisors, the predecessor to BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Advisory Services, Inc.’s Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (Outsourced CIO) business. During his tenure as President, he served as a member of various global operating and investment strategy committees, and as director of the Canadian and Cayman Island businesses.

Anthony began his career in the financial services industry at Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). His business experience is broad and includes investment management, venture capital, business, and operations management in private and public companies. He is active in numerous charities, including as Chair of Villa Colombo Vaughan. He is also a member of the MacKay CEO Forums, a leading CEO peer learning organization.