Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners spoke with Lance Collins, the former Dean of the College of Engineering at Cornell. The talk took place after Smith received the Cornell University 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from university President Martha E. Pollack. The two engineers discuss how Smith’s training at Cornell and his professional experience as a chemical engineer informed his financial career and the culture at Vista Equity Partners.
Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners spoke with Lance Collins, the former Dean of the College of Engineering at Cornell. The talk took place after Smith received the Cornell University 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from university President Martha E. Pollack. The two engineers discuss how Smith’s training at Cornell and his professional experience as a chemical engineer informed his financial career and the culture at Vista Equity Partners.










