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Morehouse commencement speaker to pay off Class of 2019's student loans
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | Bo Emerson

Posted on 05/19/2019 11:14:07 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

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To: Robert DeLong

More info on this gentleman in 30 seconds, than years of digging on 0bama?

Robert F. Smith (investor)

Robert Frederick Smith (born December 1, 1962) is an American businessman, investor and philanthropist. A former chemical engineer and investment banker, he is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. In 2018, Smith was ranked by Forbes as the 163rd richest person in America.[2] He was No. 480 on Forbes 2018 list of the world’s billionaires, with a net worth of US$4.4 billion.[3] Smith was also included in Vanity Fair’s New Establishment List.[4] In 2017, Smith was named by Forbes as one of the 100 greatest living business minds.[5] In a 2018 cover story, Forbes declared Smith the wealthiest African-American, surpassing Oprah Winfrey.[6]

Career
After working at Air Products & Chemicals, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and later at Kraft General Foods as a chemical engineer,[7] where he earned two United States and two European patents, he attended Columbia Business School.[10] Smith earned an MBA with honors specializing in finance and marketing.[7] From 1994–2000, he joined Goldman Sachs in technology investment banking, first in New York City and then in Silicon Valley. He advised on over $50 billion in merger and acquisition activity with companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Texas Instruments, eBay and Yahoo. He was the first person at Goldman Sachs to focus solely on technology mergers and acquisitions in the San Francisco office.

Smith married Hope Dworaczyk, a former Playboy playmate, healthy living advocate...( A looker!!! and why he has a nice smile!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Smith_(investor)


21 posted on 05/19/2019 11:54:45 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
It's from "The Office" - Michael Scott promises to pay for the college tuition of every third grader at one school. When the time comes, he doesn't have the money to pay "Scott's Tots" for their college. Easily, the most cringeworthy episodes of the show.

I'm not saying this guy won't...but you never know.

22 posted on 05/19/2019 11:55:57 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Image result for Hope Dworaczyk
Hope Dworaczyk 8>)
23 posted on 05/19/2019 12:02:15 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Good on Robert Smith! - I always liked The Cure, great music.


24 posted on 05/19/2019 12:02:49 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: NativeSon
Good on Robert Smith! - I always liked The Cure, great music.

And he defeated Mecha-Streisand...

25 posted on 05/19/2019 12:04:40 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: NativeSon

I always liked The Cure, great music.

Same mother, different brother?


26 posted on 05/19/2019 12:06:20 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

And that makes the photos hilarious.

Thank you.


27 posted on 05/19/2019 12:08:14 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: Robert DeLong

Not guilty.

5.56mm


28 posted on 05/19/2019 12:11:36 PM PDT by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
That’s quite a resumé. He must have an exceptional mind and determination to excel across the board.

Must have some awesome pick-up lines too...

29 posted on 05/19/2019 12:14:45 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: dfwgator; DUMBGRUNT
FREEPERS never disappoint.

Good thing I didn’t have to rochambeau anyone...

30 posted on 05/19/2019 12:18:02 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: NativeSon

Must have some awesome pick-up lines too...

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Henry K.


31 posted on 05/19/2019 12:18:53 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

They’d be better students and people if they’d just work their way through.


32 posted on 05/19/2019 12:20:37 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Uncle Miltie

I would never advise a kid to work while in school.


33 posted on 05/19/2019 12:45:52 PM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne

Why?


34 posted on 05/19/2019 12:46:49 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: surrey

Not just six figure but mid six figure!


35 posted on 05/19/2019 1:01:41 PM PDT by georgiarat (The most expensive thing in the world is a cheap Army and Navy. - Carl Vinson)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
lets see... MC tuition is 26,742USD per, times 4, so that $1.5M isn't going to come anywhere near paying off their loans
36 posted on 05/19/2019 1:08:28 PM PDT by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Well that was nice of him. :D


37 posted on 05/19/2019 1:21:51 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: dfwgator

I am not an expert. I have education in human development, a couple of degrees, experience in teaching -home school and private school- and in parenting.

That said, in order to get the most out of school, one should focus on that, there is time after graduation to work and to pay back loans, more quickly with a higher paying job - which is logically, if not statistically, more likely after having achieved the best grades - more likely if the student is not also working.

The other, equally as important, aspect is that people need rest their minds need a rest.

Bother for study and as well creativity. A kid must consider what they want to do in life after school. Doing what one loves to do is more lucrative.

I promote nothing but school then work after graduation or grad school right away (except for MBA)

And no entangling relationships and no binge drinking. But none

Just my opinion

I would never say work and school together can’t work.i just would never advise it


38 posted on 05/19/2019 1:23:49 PM PDT by stanne
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To: dfwgator

The other - equally as important - aspect is that people need rest. Their minds need regular rest. Too much unrelenting activity burns them out.

Regular recreation/leisure is vital. God commands that we take off Sunday to rest and we respond by saying we’re too busy.

Kids follow our lead so they are unaware that regular rest is important in development any gym rat trainer will tell you that

Leisure/playtime is import both for more efficient study time and as well creativity. A kid must take fun/creative time out to at least subconsciously consider what they want to do in life after/as a result of school.

Doing what one loves to do can be more lucrative which is more efficient in paying back loans than trudging through school doing way too much beyond aacademics


39 posted on 05/19/2019 1:45:25 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Leaning Right

You do realize that this Moorehouse College. Moorehouse is the the Harvard if the HSBCs. They don’t work at McDonalds.


40 posted on 05/19/2019 1:59:53 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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