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Founder of Vista Equity Partners, which manages over $100 billion focused exclusively on enterprise software, Smith also erased $34 million in Morehouse graduates' student debt in 2019 — proving outsized returns and outsized generosity aren't mutually exclusive.
Robert F.
Smith is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, an investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software and technology-enabled businesses, with over $100 billion in assets under management. In 2019, he pledged approximately $34 million to pay off the student loan debt of Morehouse College's entire graduating class. He co-leads the Southern Communities Initiative and the Student Freedom Initiative.
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