Leadership Team

Vlad Tenev is a Co-Founder of Robinhood and, since November 2020, has served as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and President of Robinhood. Mr. Tenev is also Chair of our board of directors. In 2013, Mr. Tenev co-founded Robinhood with Mr. Bhatt to democratize finance. From 2013 to November 2020, Mr. Tenev served alongside Mr. Bhatt as our co-CEO and co-President. Before Robinhood, Mr. Tenev started two finance companies in New York City. Mr. Tenev holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University and an M.S. in Mathematics from UCLA.

Baiju Bhatt is Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of Robinhood Markets. In 2013, Baiju co-founded Robinhood with Vlad Tenev to democratize finance for all. Before Robinhood, Baiju started two finance companies in New York City with Vlad Tenev. Baiju holds a B.S. in Physics and an M.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University. He is the son of Indian immigrants and grew up in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.

Aparna Chennapragada has served as our Chief Product Officer since April 2021. Prior to joining Robinhood, Aparna was a Vice President and General Manager at Google, where she held various leadership roles over 12 years. Most recently, Aparna led consumer shopping platforms and experiences across Google and also drove Google’s visual search and augmented reality efforts. She also previously worked as a Senior Director and Technical Assistant to the CEO of Google, led Google Now and worked on many areas in Google Search and YouTube. Aparna previously served on the board of directors of Capital One. She holds an M.S. in Management and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.Tech in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

Dan Gallagher is Chief Legal Officer of Robinhood Markets. Prior to joining Robinhood, Dan was Partner and Deputy Chair of the Securities Department at WilmerHale. He served as a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2011 to 2015, and held several other positions on the SEC staff prior to being appointed commissioner. Dan’s previous experience includes serving as the Chief Legal Officer at Mylan N.V., a leading global pharmaceutical company, and as a President of a financial services consulting firm. Dan holds a J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law and a B.A. from Georgetown University.

Gretchen Howard is Chief Operating Officer of Robinhood Markets. Prior to joining Robinhood, Gretchen was a Partner with CapitalG, Alphabet’s Growth Equity fund. While at Google, Gretchen was the co-site lead of the Google San Francisco office and a Managing Director in Sales & Business Operations, where she helped incubate, launch and scale Google's advertising offerings for SMB and large advertisers. Prior to joining Google, Gretchen was VP of Market Development and Field Sales for Fidelity Investments. Gretchen holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Williams College.

Christina Smedley is Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Robinhood Markets. Prior to joining Robinhood, Christina was a Vice President at Facebook where she worked with the teams at Messenger, Libra, and Novi. Christina joined Facebook from PayPal, where she was Vice President of Brand and Communications, previous experience includes worldwide communications at Amazon. Christina holds a B.A. from the University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.

Jason Warnick is Chief Financial Officer of Robinhood Markets. Prior to joining Robinhood, Jason held a variety of finance, accounting, strategy, and compliance leadership positions during his 20-year career at Amazon, where he was most recently Vice President of Finance and Chief of Staff for Amazon’s Chief Financial Officer. Before Amazon, Jason was a CPA at Deloitte & Touche. Jason holds a B.A. in Accounting from Western Washington University.