Robinhood Markets Welcomes Three New Directors to Board

Jon Rubinstein, Paula Loop and Robert Zoellick join as independent directors

We’re excited to share that we’re growing the Robinhood Markets Board of Directors. Jon Rubinstein, Paula Loop and Robert Zoellick have been appointed as independent directors, with Jon to serve as the Board’s lead independent director. Jon and Bob are joining the Board effective immediately, and Paula’s appointment will be effective June 17, 2021.

“Jon, Paula and Bob bring tremendous experience across finance, technology, accounting, governance, international markets and public policy. They will each provide invaluable leadership for Robinhood as we continue to build great products for customers and pursue our mission to democratize finance for all,” said Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood. 

“Robinhood has transformed investing, opening up access to the markets to a generation of investors,” said Jon Rubinstein, Robinhood’s new lead director. “I’m delighted to join Robinhood’s Board of Directors as the company continues to build toward a more equitable financial system.” 

“The change Robinhood has brought to the financial industry is inspiring. I look forward to helping the company as it continues on what has already been a remarkable journey in welcoming millions of first-time investors into the market.” said Paula Loop.

“Expanding access to the financial system has been a goal of policymakers for decades,” said Bob Zoellick. “Robinhood is leading the way in breaking down barriers that have prevented so many people from becoming investors.” 

Jon Rubinstein is a Senior Advisor at PDT Partners. He has held several prominent positions across technology and financial services over the course of his career. He was a Senior Vice President and also General Manager of the iPod Division at Apple; Co-CEO at Bridgewater Associates; Senior Vice President, Product Innovation, for the Personal Systems Group at Hewlett-Packard; and the Chairman and CEO of Palm. Jon is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He serves as the lead director on the Board of Amazon and served as a director on the Board of Qualcomm from 2013 to 2016. Jon holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University. Jon also holds a master’s in computer science from Colorado State University. 

Paula Loop is a Partner at PwC where she led PwC’s Governance Insights Center, a position from which she is retiring June 16, 2021. Paula has extensive experience in governance, technical accounting and SEC and financial reporting matters. Paula previously served as the firm’s New York Metro Regional Assurance Leader and prior to that as the U.S. and Global Talent Leader. She serves on PwC’s Board of Partners and on the firm’s Governance, Risk and Quality and Executive Compensation Committees. Paula is a Certified Public Accountant and also serves on the Foundation Board of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley. 

Robert Zoellick is a Senior Fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and Senior Counselor at the Brunswick Group. He served in various posts in the public sector, including President of the World Bank, U.S. Trade Representative, Deputy Secretary of State, Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury, and Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House. Bob has also chaired the board at  AllianceBernstein and held senior posts at Goldman Sachs, Fannie Mae, and the U.S. Naval Academy. He serves on the boards of Temasek, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and Twitter, Inc. Bob also chairs the International Advisory Council of Standard Chartered Bank and serves on the Strategic Council of Swiss Re. He is a member of the boards of the Carnegie Endowment, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and the Wildlife Conservation Society. He holds a BA from Swarthmore College, a JD from Harvard Law School, and an MPP from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Bob recently published “America in the World: A History of US Diplomacy and Foreign Policy.”

Other members of Robinhood’s Board of Directors include CEO and Co-Founder Vlad Tenev, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder Baiju Bhatt, and independent directors Jan Hammer, Partner at Index Ventures, and Scott Sandell, Managing General Partner at NEA.