TRANSPARENCY. INTEGRITY. ACCOUNTABILITY
Founder/Managing Partner – Rodney Cilien
Rodney was born in the Caribbean island of Haiti, and migrated to the US when he was 14 years old and he and his wife Destinee, along with their 4 children (3 boys and a girl) reside and work in Tampa, FL.
Rodney is a real estate investor active in the multifamily apartment space and is currently invested in the Tampa market. Real estate investing has always been a passion of his as he’s fascinated by the concept of creating passive income to achieve financial independence and wants to help others do the same along the way. While earning his MBA (Masters in Business Administration) Rodney spent several years in property management managing multifamily assets for the biggest apartment REIT in the country, and working at the largest Commercial real estate tax firm and the Big 4 servicing multiple real estate private equity firms as a consultant.
At Cilien Capital, Rodney currently oversees due diligence/acquisitions, capital raising efforts, investor relations and asset management for the firm.
He is also the host of Cilien Capital Podcast which can be found on iTunes, Google or wherever you listen to podcasts.


Managing Director of Asset Management – Destinee Cilien
Destinee Cilien is responsible for the asset management of Cilien Capital portfolio. Before joining Cilien Capital, Destinee oversaw over 500 multifamily apartment units with Weller Management and Morgan Properties as a property manager, and eventually managed a $1.7B residential portfolio of assets in the Tampa FL market as a Regional Vice President. At Cilien Capital, Destinee will be overseeing the managers on the Property Management and Leasing & Compliance teams, including the Leasing & Compliance Manager and Property Managers. Destinee will provide guidance and leadership to the whole team staff, primarily through implementing policies and procedures and then observing performance.
Destinee has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University, Licensed Real Estate Broker in the state of Florida.
Acquisition Analyst – Whirley Inocillas
Whirley Inocillas serves as an Acquisition Analyst at Cilien Capital, supporting the acquisitions and asset management teams. Prior to joining Cilien Capital, Whirley worked as an Accountant. At Cilien Capital, Whirley is responsible for running initial underwriting analysis for multifamily real estate opportunities. Whirley helps Find, filter, and analyze deals for acquisition in order to determine suitability for the acquisition and perform market research and analysis of potential real estate acquisition.
Whirley graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Technology.
