Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev has led a trading revolution to become a new Wall Street power

Backed by an army of retail investors, the 38-year-old CEO is shaking up the financial order

Last Updated: June 28, 2025 at 3:11 p.m. ET
First Published: June 27, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ET

Vlad Tenev has a message for Wall Street professionals confounded by the everyday investors who have become a driving force in the stock market and beyond.

Sitting in a conference room in midtown Manhattan wearing a short-sleeved shirt and espadrilles, the chief of Robinhood laid out his plan to lead his band of retail traders to new investing frontiers and make them more central to financial markets than ever.