Robinhood Onboards Google Executive as First Chief Product Officer

Robinhood yesterday announced the appointment of Aparna Chennapragada as its first Chief Product Officer who will be responsible for overseeing all of product, design and research. 

Aparna brings with more than 20 years of experience and success in tech. She specializes in product management, people management, strategy, technical leadership especially in AI and large-scale data products.

Aparna joins Robinhood after 12 years of leadership at Google, where she most recently served as Vice President. Before this role, Aparna was the Technical Assistant to Google CEO. Prior to joining Google, Aparna has been serving as Angel Investor and Advisor at various companies since 2014. Over the course of her career, Aparna also worked at Capital One as a member of the Board of Directors from 2018.

Commenting on the latest appointment, Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood, said, “When I met Aparna, I was immediately struck by her passion for our product and delivering exceptional value to our customers. The vision for what Robinhood could do for the world became even clearer. I look forward to learning from Aparna as we build delightful product experiences and work towards democratizing finance for all.”

Aparna stated, ​“Robinhood has built a uniquely accessible product that has opened up the financial markets to millions of people. I spent my career at Google building products that help billions of people in their everyday lives. So I couldn’t be more excited to join Robinhood and help more people build their financial future and personal wealth.”