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  1. www.forbes.com › profile › robert-f-smithRobert F. Smith - Forbes

    4 days ago · Investor. $10.8B. Real Time Net Worth. as of 10/10/24. #224 in the world today. Photo by Simon Dawson/Bloomberg. From the Editor. Robert F. Smith founded private equity firm Vista Equity...

    • Investor
  2. Robert Frederick Smith (born December 1, 1962) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners.

    • Early Life and Career
    • Philanthropy and Recognitions
    • Education

    Born in Denver, Colorado, to two parents with Doctor of Education (EdD) degrees, Mr. Smith trained as an engineer at Cornell University, earning his B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1985. In 2016, Cornell University honored Mr. Smith’s leadership by renaming the school he graduated from: Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Eng...

    Mr. Smith is the founding director and President of the Fund II Foundation. Started in 2014, the Foundation provides grants to fund efforts that conserve African American experiences and culture for future generations, rectify human rights abuses, promote music education for young people, protect the environment through advocacy and awareness of th...

    B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University MBA, Concentration in Finance and Marketing, Columbia Business School

    • Austin, Texas, United States
    • Founder, CEO, Chairman
    • American
    • Denver, Colorado, United States
  3. Jan 26, 2023 · Robert Smith is the billionaire investor who founded Vista Equity Partners and pioneered private equity investments in the enterprise software sector.

    • Shoshanna Delventhal
  4. Jan 13, 2022 · How Vista Equity Partners founder Robert F. Smith became the richest Black man in America. The private equity titan’s rise to the top involved savvy investments in enterprise software, major philanthropy, marrying a former Playboy model and a wee bit of tax evasion. Amy Lamare.

    • Amy Lamare
  5. robertsmith.com › about-robert-f-smith-originalBiography | Robert F. Smith

    In 2000, Robert F. Smith founded Vista Equity Partners to invest in innovation by way of enterprise software and technology solutions. Today, he serves as Chairman and CEO of Vista, directing the firm’s strategy, governance and investor relations.

  6. Robert F. Smith is a philanthropist, investor and engineer. He serves as Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners (Vista), which he founded in 2000. In addition, Smith serves as Chairman of Carnegie Hall, co-lead of Southern Communities Initiative (SCI) and Chairman of Student Freedom Initiative (SFI).

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