Robinhood Hires Former SEC Commissioner Gallagher as Top Lawyer

May 5, 2020, 9:49 PM UTC

Robinhood Markets Inc. has hired former SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher Jr. as its new chief legal officer, almost six months after recruiting another lawyer to fill its top in-house legal role.

Gallagher, who spent four years as a Republican appointed member of the SEC, has served as a member of the financial services company’s board of directors since October.

He has now joined Robinhood’s executive management team, replacing Anne Hoge, who will leave the chief legal officer role later this month “to attend to an illness in the family,” the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company said in a statement Tuesday announcing ...

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