In March of this year, Charles Myers, chairman of the consulting firm Signum Global Advisors, stated that they are organizing a trip to Venezuela with possible investors.
A “large infrastructure play,” according to Myers, “may be as huge as $500 billion over the next 10 years.”
After President Nicolas Maduro was overthrown by the United States in a ground invasion, Venezuela’s future is still uncertain. However, despite the uncertainties, some investors believe that the South American country, which has long been closed to most foreign business, offers the possibility of profitable, long-term prospects.
In an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Myers stated:
“This is a massive infrastructure play, I think it could be as big as $500 billion over the next 10 years.” Myers is the chairman of the consulting firm Signum Global Advisors.People are, in my opinion, being far too negative. Myers, who is planning a March trip to Venezuela with “investors, multinationals, and asset managers,” stated, “This is a big potential across several sectors.”
After Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken prisoner and brought to the United States on January 3, President Donald Trump declared that the United States would govern Venezuela and, in an interview with The Atlantic, threatened to “pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,” if she disagreed with his administration’s policies.
Rodriguez initially disputed Trump’s remarks, but more lately, he has indicated that he is willing to cooperate with the United States.
“When you think about the regulations that were in place, the investing environment, nothing’s changed – not yet anyway.” said Robert Koenigsberger, managing partner and chief investment officer of Gramercy Funds Management.
“An investor can’t simply just fly to Caracas – if the airport were opened — and just start knocking on doors and meeting people, and say, ‘hey,'” he said. “Venezuela is littered with sanctioned individuals.”
Although the U.S. military presence off the coast of Venezuela is reassuring, Myers pointed out that foreign investment will mostly depend on security guarantees. Although he stated he would not be shocked to see some of the sanctions repealed in the upcoming months, he also noted that they are a limiting factor.
Further liberalization of the nation, such as Venezuela’s reactivation of the Caracas Stock Exchange and its return to the debt capital markets, might eventually lead to even more investment, he said.
“This is not a short term investor trip. It’s a chance to get in and really kick the tires,” Myers said.
Meanwhile, Chevron shares jumped 5% as the only U.S. company operating in the country currently was seen by some investors as an eventual big winner if the country’s oil infrastructure is rebuilt. The move made Chevron the biggest gainer in the Dow Jones Industrial average.
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Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world, but most U.S. oil majors have been shut out of the country since former President Hugo Chavez seized U.S. assets in 2007.
Meanwhile, President Trump, called for U.S. major oil companies to invest billions of dollars in the country to rebuild their infrastructure.
But the opportunities in Venezuela extend well beyond oil and gas, Myers said, and those planning to accompany him come from the construction, autos, defense and chemicals mining sectors as well.
Myers has led similar trips in recent years to war-torn countries in the midst of political upheaval. In October 2025, he took 27 clients to Damascus, Syria after Trump lifted sanctions on the country, which had been embroiled in civil war for more than a decade. And earlier in 2025, Myers led a trip to Ukraine that included TCW Funds, Lazard and Siemens, Bloomberg reported.
“People are trying to compare Venezuela to Iraq,” Myers said. “The more relevant analogy we think is actually either Eastern Germany in the 90s, or Hungary/Poland, as those economies transitioned from being communist to capitalist.”