Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev: Meme stock mania & confronting a GameStop sequel | Rapid Response
About Vlad
- Co-founder & CEO of Robinhood, a leading fintech platform since 2013
- Pioneered commission-free trading, pressuring industry giants to follow in 2019
- Testified before Congress during 2021's GameStop trading frenzy
- Holds an M.S. in Mathematics from UCLA & B.S. from Stanford
- Led Robinhood through IPO and rapid product diversification post-2021
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How will the return of meme stocks like GameStop and day trading influencers like Roaring Kitty alter the fintech landscape? Robinhood’s co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev, who was a lightning rod for controversy when meme stocks first surged in 2021, joins Rapid Response to explain what’s the same and what’s different this time around. Tenev also shares how his family’s struggles in 1990s Bulgaria shape his view of the U.S. financial markets today, and whether trading on Robinhood is like using a sports gambling app.
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