Dan Gallagher is a financial-regulatory attorney who serves as Chief Legal, Compliance and Corporate Affairs Officer at Robinhood Markets and previously served as a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Dan Gallagher's Twitter Score is 94 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of October 2026, ranking #7,996 (top 5%) among 493,668 tracked accounts.
Dan Gallagher joined Robinhood's Board of Directors in October 2019 and was appointed to his current legal leadership role in May 2020. He also serves as a Governor of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Earlier in his career, he was a Partner and Deputy Chair of the Securities Department at WilmerHale, and was previously a Board Member at Symbiont.
Dan Gallagher has been a prominent voice on digital-asset regulation, testifying before congressional committees on digital-asset market structure in June 2023 and on the SEC's approach to digital assets in September 2024. When Robinhood Crypto received a Wells notice from the SEC in May 2024, he publicly disputed the allegations and maintained that Robinhood had sought regulatory clarity throughout. The SEC closed its investigation of Robinhood Crypto without pursuing an enforcement action in February 2025, an outcome Gallagher welcomed.
Dan Gallagher's account has accumulated 13,732 followers as of October 2026 and 2,123 posts. He has been mentioned by 34 accounts, with 41 total mentions.
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