Susan Segal has joined the Board of Directors of Robinhood Markets.
“Susan is widely recognized for her work and extensive contributions in Latin America as well as in the financial sector,” said Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood. “Her decades of experience driving financial inclusion, social empowerment and market access make her an invaluable voice as we strive to grow globally. We are honored to welcome her to our Board of Directors at Robinhood.”
“I believe Robinhood has changed the investing landscape and been a key driver in bringing more diverse investors to the market,” said Susan Segal. “As Robinhood continues to drive this momentum in the US and beyond, I’m excited to join the Board of Directors to help the company in its mission to democratize finance for everyone.”
Susan Segal has been President and CEO of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas since 2003. Prior to that, she founded an investment advisory firm focused on Latin America and the US Hispanic market. He pioneered early-stage venture capital investments in Latin America as a partner at JPMorgan Partners/Chase Capital Partners.
She also helped develop investment banking, creating an emerging market bond trading unit for Latin America and chaired various advisory committees during the debt crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s. Susan has over a decade experience serving on public company boards, including the boards of MercadoLibre, Vista Energy and ScotiaBank.
Susan Segal received an MBA from Columbia University and a BA from Sarah Lawrence College.
Other Robinhood Markets Board members are CEO and Co-Founder Vlad Tenev, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder Baiju Bhatt, Lead Independent Director Jon Rubinstein, Senior Advisor at PDT Partners, Paula Loop, Retired Partner at PwC, Robert Zoellick, Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and Senior Advisor at the Brunswick Group, Meyer Malka, Founder and Managing Partner of Ribbit Capital, Frances Frei, Professor of Technology and Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Dara Treseder, Chief Marketing Officer at Autodesk.