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Robert F. Smith

Founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, investor and philanthropist whose work centers on enterprise software, private equity, leadership and economic opportunity.

FounderChief ExecutiveInvestorFinance, Banking & InvestingUnited States
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