By | April 18, 2021

Robert F. Smith The Richest Black Man In America

Robert Frederick Smith as the Richest Black Man In America is an American businessman, philanthropist, chemical engineer, and investor. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners.

Richest Black Man In America

How did Robert F Smith become a billionaire?

Smith is worth an estimated $7.05 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He founded Vista Equity Partners, which invests in software companies, in 2000. As a high schooler, Smith convinced Bell Labs to give him an internship even though they were reserved for college students.

Who is the CEO of Vista?

Last fall, Robert F. Smith, the billionaire founder of Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm, paid $139 million to federal authorities to settle one of the biggest tax evasion cases in American history.

How can I contact Robert Smith?

Smith. The office contact number of Robert F. Smith is 1-512-730-2400.

Robert F. Smith Biography : Net worth and Lifestyle

Robert F. Smith Profile summary

Full name: Robert F. Smith

Nationality: American

Born: December 1, 1962 (age 58 years), Colorado, United States

Net worth: US $7.05 billion (March 2021)

Spouse: Hope Dworaczyk (m. 2015), Suzanne McFayden (m. 1988–2014)

Children: Hendrix Robert Smith

Education: Columbia Business School (1994), Cornell University, Denver East High School

Parents: William Robert Smith, Sylvia Myrna Smith

Robert F. Smith Biography

Smith was born to Dr. William Robert Smith and Dr. Sylvia Myrna Smith, who were both school teachers. He grew up in a predominantly African American, middle-class neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. When he was an infant, his mother carried him at the March on Washington, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. He attended Carson Elementary School and East High School in Denver.

In high school, he applied for an internship at Bell Labs but was told the program was intended for college students. Smith persisted, calling each Monday for five months. When a student from M.I.T. did not show up, he got the position, and that summer he developed a reliability test for semiconductors. Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University in 1985. At Cornell, he became a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha. In 1994, he received his Master of Business Administration from Columbia University with concentrations in finance and marketing.

Robert F. Smith Career Life

Smith worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Air Products & Chemicals and later at Kraft General Foods as a chemical engineer, where he registered two United States and two European patents. From 1994 to 2000, he worked for Goldman Sachs in technology investment banking, first in New York City and then in Silicon Valley. He advised on mergers and acquisition activity with companies such as Apple and Microsoft. In 2018, Smith was included in Vanity Fair’s New Establishment List, which is an annual ranking of individuals who have made impactful business innovations.

Robert F. Smith Net Worth 2022

Robert F. Smith is currently one of the richest men in America, with an estimated net worth of $5 Billion USD.

Where is Robert F. Smith now?

Smith lives in Austin, Texas.

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