Robinhood appoints Jeff Pinner as new Chief Technology Officer

US fintech pioneer Robinhood have announced that Jeff Pinner (pictured) has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Jeff is a deeply respected innovator who will help Robinhood accelerate their product roadmap, scale their infrastructure, enhance customer experiences, and drive operational efficiencies.

“Robinhood is an engineering company at the forefront of so many pivotal transformations in financial services, including leveraging state of the art AI,” said Jeff Pinner. “I’m excited to work alongside the exceptional engineering talent here at Robinhood.”

“Great engineering is critical to our ability to build cutting-edge financial products at Robinhood, which is why we’re excited to welcome Jeff as CTO,” said Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood. “Jeff’s experience in infrastructure and AI will help drive engineering excellence so we can deliver innovative services for our customers.”

Jeff has held key roles at leading tech companies, leveraging his deep technical knowledge to transform the way businesses operate. Jeff joins Robinhood from Cruise where he was a distinguished engineer. Prior to Cruise, Jeff spent almost a decade at Lyft where he helped scale their engineering infrastructure, grow their rideshare service, lead their marketplace organization, and most recently, served as Lyft’s CTO.