ANTONINO CIULLA CIMMINO
Managing Director, AV Securities Inc. Member, YPO
TRUSTED FINANCIAL ADVISOR | INTERNATIONAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Antonino Ciulla Cimmino is Managing Director of AV Securities, Panama’s leading independent investment management and brokerage firm, with more than US$3.5 billion in assets under management. Trusted Financial Advisor with more than 20 years of experience in wealth management and global capital markets, with a strong focus on capital preservation and protection.
As a leader of the firm, Antonino works within AV Securities’ open architecture investment approach, providing clients with access to proprietary strategies, external investment managers, and a broad range of investment opportunities selected according to their objectives and risk profile. This approach allows investment decisions to draw from a wider universe of products, managers, and strategies across international markets.
His career spans Latin America, the United States, and Europe, with extensive experience in cross border wealth management, institutional relationships, and portfolio management across different market environments. He founded and leads the External Asset Managers division at AV Group, where he manages approximately US$500 million in client assets and key relationships with leading global financial institutions.
Under AV Securities’ global multi custodian wealth management model, his clients are able to maintain their assets with leading global financial institutions across different jurisdictions while benefiting from independent investment management and advisory capabilities.
Antonino Ciulla Cimmino
Managing Director AV Securities
Independent international wealth advisor focused on wealth preservation, strategic investment advisor, and long term capital protection for high net worth individuals, families, and family owned businesses across international markets.
Un Enfoque Disciplinado para la Preservación del Capital
My work is centered on helping clients define a clear and disciplined risk profile while approaching financial decisions with greater structure, confidence, and long term vision through trusted relationships and institutional alliances.
I believe many of the risks surrounding a client’s capital already exist within their own economic activity. My role is not to add unnecessary uncertainty or volatility to that process, but to help preserve and protect the value already created over time. When managing significant wealth, prudence becomes a form of success: avoiding losses is, in itself, a meaningful gain. Avoiding losses, maintaining discipline, and understanding market cycles are essential elements in preserving capital across generations.
Transparency and authenticity are the values that guide my daily work. I believe in demystifying the financial world, offering clarity and trust so that each client can understand the decisions that affect their capital.
My commitment is to guide business, families and individuals who seek to preserve and grow their capital with transparency, discipline, and a generational vision.
Wealth Preservation
Long Term Capital Protection & Risk Profile Strategy
Strategic Investment Advisory
Disciplined Financial Guidance Across Evolving Market Environments
Institutional Relationships
International Alliances & Long Term Trusted Advisory
Academic Background & Leadership
With a background spanning institutional finance, offshore wealth management, and international advisory, my professional experience has been shaped through long term exposure to global financial markets, portfolio construction, and strategic investment management.
BBA in Finance and Financial Management Services
MBA in Finance
AV Financial Group
AV Securities
Certificate in Family Business & Family Wealth Advising (CFBA CFWA)
YPO
CAVEX
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 2002 – 2007
Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), Caracas, Venezuela, 2007 – 2009
Managing Director, Caracas, Venezuela, since 2007.
Managing Director, Panama City, Panama, since 2016.
Family Firm Institute Global Education Network (FFI GEN)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 2023
President of YPO Panama, since 2024.
Founder and Member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Venezuelan Entrepreneurs, Executives and Business Leaders Abroad, CAVEX, since 2022.