… outside of school learning how computers work. After obtaining an MBA from Columbia, he went to work for Goldman Sachs, where he was an advisor on mergers for tech giants like Microsoft and Apple. In 2000, he struck out on his own to launch Vista Equity.
Now it seems as though philanthropy is near and dear his heart. Giving millions to the African American Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C., Susan G. Komen and a host of other organizations big and small, Smith is making a difference.