Draft:Jay Hammonds

Jay Hammonds (born 1992)[1] is an American public speaker, entrepreneur, and award-winning technologist.[2] He is currently works at Robinhood M

Jay Hammonds (born 1992)[1] is an American public speaker, entrepreneur, and award-winning technologist.[2] He is currently works at Robinhood Markets as its head of Technology Operations. Hammonds previously worked for Facebook as an Executive Support engineer providing technical support to its executive team. Hammonds was named by Forbes to their Forbes 30 Under 30 listing in 2018.

Early life

Born in Hayward, California,[3] Hammonds was adopted as an infant by a family friend.[4]

Career

In 2012, Hammonds gained a Facebook internship through the non-profit organization, Year Up, which is a career training program for low-income young adults.[3][4][5] After the completion of the internship, he started working at Facebook as an entry level analyst without a college degree. Following the acquisition of Instagram by Facebook in 2012, Hammonds assisted in integrating Instagram into Facebook's network and scaling its staff from 13 employees to over a thousand.[2]

In 2018, Hammonds was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in its Enterprise Technology category[1] and was noted as an alumni and mentor for Year Up.[3][6][7] By 2020, he was part of Facebook's Executive Support Engineering team[7][8] and was leading tech initiatives for Facebook executives and the "company's programming for an inner-city youth initiative he created"[2] that, as of 2018, had brought on 150 interns to the company.[1]

Hammonds left Facebook in 2021 to join Robinhood Markets. As of 2025 he was the company's Head of Technical Support Services[9] and the following year was noted as its Head of Technology Operations.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jay Hammonds". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  2. ^ a b c Davis, Tom. "How Can Entrepreneurs Use Their Time Wisely During This Crisis". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  3. ^ a b c Wartzman, Rick (2018-05-25). "Why opportunity youth are more reliable than most millennials in the workforce". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  4. ^ a b Safer, Morley (January 26, 2014). "Jobs program aids Fortune 500 and underprivileged youth". CBS News. Retrieved 2020-09-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ importer (2014-06-12). "Year Up Responds to Young Adult Employment Crisis". U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  6. ^ "IT Specialist Tries The New Bose Frames For A Day | WIRED Brand Lab". WIRED Videos. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  7. ^ a b "Prudential Financial Invests $180 Million for 'Opportunity Youth'". Black Enterprise. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  8. ^ Stories, Local. "Meet Jay Hammonds - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  9. ^ "Robinhood - Product Launches Built for the Big Screen - The Shorty Awards". Shorty Awards. 2025. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  10. ^ "Robinhood's Playbook: Scale Fast, Stay Lean". ServiceNow. 2026. Retrieved May 21, 2026.

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