Robert F. Smith on Helping Small Businesses During the Pandemic @RobertFSmithOfficial

Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Technology investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith spoke with Bill Bynum at Opportunity Finance Network’s 2020 Small Business Finance Forum about his personal commitment to helping small businesses access financial support during the pandemic and beyond.
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Technology investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners (Vista). He earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University and began his career as an engineer. He later pivoted to finance and investing after earning an MBA from Columbia Business School. In 2000, Smith founded Vista, a leading global investment firm.

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