Michael J. Antonello got his start in the insurance industry in 1982, customizing life insurance plans to cover specific liabilities and needs for business owners and individuals. After four years as a top-selling agent with Northwestern Mutual Life, he went into business for himself as an independent agent. Over the next 23 years, Michael Antonello has established a career as a leading life agent for Sun Life, Security Life, General American, Jefferson Pilot, and other insurance providers. 

The principal of Minneapolis’s Golden Valley Financial since 2003, Mr. Antonello has provided business owners and other high-net-worth individuals with a range of products and services that relate to life insurance.

Mr. Antonello is a dedicated philanthropist who is very involved in the world of art. Minnesota’s MacPhail Center for Music has named a music hall in his honor. The McPhail Center for the Arts publicly displays numerous paintings from his private family foundation.