Shiv Kumar Verma
Summary
Shiv Kumar Verma became Robinhood's CFO in February 2026 after joining the company in 2018 and leading finance, treasury, strategy, and corporate-development functions. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1783879/000178387926000053/hood-20260422.htm?utm_source=openai))
Biography
Shiv Kumar Verma is a finance executive with a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA. Before Robinhood, he held roles at Oportun, PIMCO, Franklin Templeton Investments, Symphony Asset Management, JPMorgan, and the Oakland A's. ([investors.robinhood.com](https://investors.robinhood.com/management/shiv-verma)) Verma joined Robinhood in 2018 and served as its senior vice president of finance and strategy and treasurer before becoming CFO. In those earlier roles, he oversaw finance, treasury, corporate strategy, and corporate development. The company announced his succession to the CFO role in November 2025, and SEC filings state that he became CFO in February 2026. ([investors.robinhood.com](https://investors.robinhood.com/news-releases/news-release-details/robinhood-reports-third-quarter-2025-results?utm_source=openai)) Verma's CFO tenure began during Robinhood's expansion into a wider range of financial products and during a period of strong reported growth. He has been responsible for communicating financial results, discussing capital allocation, and supporting the company's effort to build a broader financial-services platform. ([investors.robinhood.com](https://investors.robinhood.com/news-releases/news-release-details/robinhood-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results?utm_source=openai))
Notable achievements
- Built a long tenure inside Robinhood's finance organization, joining in 2018 and progressing from finance and strategy leadership to CFO.
- Oversaw finance, treasury, corporate strategy, and corporate development before becoming CFO. ([investors.robinhood.com](https://investors.robinhood.com/management/shiv-verma))
- Helped support Robinhood's public-company finance function through its IPO-era growth and subsequent product expansion.
- Took over as CFO during a record 2025, when Robinhood reported $4.5 billion in revenue, $68 billion in net deposits, and 4.2 million Gold subscribers. ([investors.robinhood.com](https://investors.robinhood.com/news-releases/news-release-details/robinhood-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results?utm_source=openai))
- Has been involved in communicating the company's capital-allocation framework and its goal of balancing growth, customer investment, and profitability. ([cfobrew.com](https://www.cfobrew.com/stories/2026/03/04/inside-robinhood-s-capital-allocation-framework?utm_source=openai))
Problem areas / controversies
- Verma is a relatively new CFO, having assumed the role in February 2026, so there is limited public evidence yet to assess his performance across a full business cycle. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1783879/000178387926000053/hood-20260422.htm?utm_source=openai))
- Robinhood's financial results remain exposed to changes in trading activity, cryptocurrency markets, interest rates, and customer risk-taking, creating challenges for finance and capital planning.
- The company continues to face criticism and regulatory scrutiny over compliance, recordkeeping, cybersecurity, and brokerage controls; the SEC imposed $45 million in combined penalties on Robinhood's broker-dealer subsidiaries in January 2025. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-5))
- No major public controversy specific to Verma personally was identified in the reviewed company filings and reputable coverage.