Moedees Podcast

Robert F. Smith Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners In 2015 Forbes magazine ranked Robert Smith as the wealthiest African-Americans in America being worth more than 3.3 billion dollars. Born in December 1, 1962 Denver, CO. Both of Robert's parents were educators and earned their PhDs. They lived in a middle class neighborhood in Denver where they stressed the importance and value of education. While an infant his mother took him to Washington DC to attend the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr delivered the famous "I have a dream speech". As a junior in high school in the 70's Robert showed a fascination and a proficiency in Computer science. He broke down a transistor to discover it had been invented by  Bell Labs, which had a nearby office. After securing the phone number, Robert called them and asked about a summer internship. He found out that Bell Labs did have one but only college upperclassmen could apply. Undaunted by this initial rejection, Robert ca