Weathering a Storm
Startups
Speaking amid a controversy around Robinhood’s decision to temporarily halt trading of GameStop and some other volatile securities, Robinhood’s CEO explores the venture’s business model and mission.
Duration
48:51
Part of Series
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Season
Season 16
Episode
16
Vlad Tenev is the CEO and co-founder of Robinhood, a fast-growing brokerage platform giving millions of people access to investment opportunities and financial tools. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Ravi Belani, Tenev offers a behind-the-scenes view of high-stakes decisions related to the GameStop crisis, discusses the future of the financial services industry, and reflects on both past missteps and ongoing efforts to innovate at Robinhood and transform securities trading in the 21st century.