Head of Private Wealth

Anthony Messina

CPA, CA, CFA

Anthony Messina is the President of and Head of Private Wealth at Guardian Partners Inc. (GPI).  He served previously as President and CEO of Worldsource Securities and Worldsource Financial Management from 2018 to 2021.

Before joining the Guardian team in 2016, Anthony played a key role in building I3 Advisors, the predecessor to BNY Mellon Wealth Management Canada’s Outsourced Chief Investment Officer business. As President, he was a member of various global operating, pension, and investment strategy committees, and served as director of the Canadian and Cayman Island businesses. This business, purchased by Guardian Capital, is now part of GPI.

Anthony began his career at Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), and his extensive experience spans investment management, venture capital, business and operations management in private and public companies.

Anthony is a graduate of the Schulich School of Business, holds the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA) designation and is a CFA® Charterholder. He is active in several charitable organizations, including serving as Chair of Villa Colombo Vaughan, Director of Villa Charities and is a member of the MacKay CEO Forums – a leading peer learning organization for CEOs.