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Donovan Powers

Staff Application Security Engineer at Robinhood

Donovan Powers is a highly experienced security professional with a focus on application security. Currently serving as a Staff Application Security Engineer at Robinhood since June 2021, Donovan leads the application security track and is responsible for security reviews and threat modeling. Previously, Donovan held various roles at Praetorian from August 2017 to April 2021, including Senior Application Security Engineer and Practice Manager, where responsibilities included people management, customer relationships, and product security services. Early in the career, Donovan gained experience through internships at Spiceworks and Terasim, along with a role as Systems Administrator at WWC Engineering. Donovan holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University, obtained in 2017.

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Robinhood

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Robinhood was founded in 2013 with a mission to make the financial markets more inclusive. Most importantly, they wanted to make sure that regardless of your wealth, income, or background, an individual could feel empowered to be a long-term investor. Robinhood's mobile technology helps to alleviate the headaches associated with investing. They hope to fill the gap for those who do not feel comfortable with the financial system and the constant changes in our ecosystem. With their app, millions are able to invest through a more approachable and convenient design. Robinhood pioneered commission-free stock trading with no account minimums. They offer customers the ability to buy and sell equities through their mobile interface. In addition to their investing solutions, Robinhood Crypto offers commission-free cryptocurrency trading using the same mobile interface as the investing solutions platform. They support almost every state in the US excluding Hawaii and Nevada. Additionally, their Cash Management product is available to those with a Robinhood brokerage account. Brokerage customers can earn interest on idle cash swept to their partner banks and spend cash through an optional Robinhood-branded Mastercard debit card. Robinhood continues to invest their time and efforts towards the investing, crypto solutions, and brokerage solutions. With their premium feature, Robinhood Gold, one can utilize an enhanced instant access to deposits, professional research, Nasdaq level market data, and access to investing on margin.