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Daniel Gallagher

Chief Legal, Compliance & Corporate Affairs Officer, Robinhood Markets, Inc.

Search every verified Daniel Gallagher interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Daniel Gallagher, Chief Legal, Compliance & Corporate Affairs Officer at Robinhood Markets, has been active in public discussions on financial regulation, crypto policy, and market structure. In a February 2026 webinar on contracting for AI, he discussed how buyers are renegotiating terms with service providers due to rapid technological change, and noted that firms are tracking the use of third-party foundation models to manage concentration risks. In an October 2025 podcast, Gallagher described crypto in America as "freedom" and a "whole new path for the financial system," and argued that tokenization could have prevented the 2021 GameStop settlement issues by enabling real-time settlement. He also stated that crypto had become roughly a third of Robinhood's revenue, and criticized the SEC under former Chair Gary Gensler for what he called a "nanny state" regulatory approach and for pulling the "rug out on broker registrations," which he said cost years of innovation. In a September 2025 podcast, Gallagher characterized 2025 as a "sea change" in the regulatory environment, with expectations of more transparency and lighter-touch regulation under the new administration. He advised advisers to engage directly with policymakers rather than relying solely on trade groups. In an August 2025 episode of SEC Roundup, Gallagher dismissed claims that gamification or payment for order flow caused the meme stock episode, calling such narratives "garbage," and reiterated his support for an SEC best execution rule. He also noted that Robinhood had built a small government affairs team to educate Congress and regulators about the firm's mission, and that the company had pivoted from a defensive to an offensive posture in government affairs.

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Other executives at Robinhood Markets, Inc.

  • Vladimir Tenev, Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board
  • Baiju Bhatt, Founder & CEO, Cowboy Space Corporation; Co-founder, Robinhood
  • Steven Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer

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