Robert F. Smith…YouTube
Robert Smith – $4.4 Billion
Robert Smith is a former engineer and investment banker who delved into the world of private equity investments; this proved to be a worthwhile risk. He is now the founder, CEO, and chairman of Vista Equity Partners.
Smith has also earned two American and two European patents.
He is the first African-American to be named board chairman of Carnegie Hall and The Giving Pledge’s only black philanthropist.
