Hope Dworaczyk 8>)
Posted on 05/19/2019 11:14:07 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Billionaire Robert F. Smith, who received an honorary doctorate at Morehouse College’s Sunday morning graduation exercises, had already announced a $1.5 million gift to the school.
But during his remarks in front of the nearly 400 graduating seniors, the billionaire technology investor and philanthropist surprised some by announcing that his family was providing a grant to eliminate the student debt of the entire Class of 2019.
... He doesn’t know who the keynote speaker will be at Colin’s graduation ceremony but is hoping for a return performance by Smith.
“Maybe he’ll come back next year.”
(Excerpt) Read more at wsbtv.com ...
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)
I'm not saying this guy won't...but you never know.
Good on Robert Smith! - I always liked The Cure, great music.
And he defeated Mecha-Streisand...
I always liked The Cure, great music.
Same mother, different brother?
And that makes the photos hilarious.
Thank you.
Not guilty.
5.56mm
Must have some awesome pick-up lines too...
Good thing I didn’t have to rochambeau anyone...
Must have some awesome pick-up lines too...
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Henry K.
They’d be better students and people if they’d just work their way through.
I would never advise a kid to work while in school.
Why?
Not just six figure but mid six figure!
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
Well that was nice of him. :D
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
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
You do realize that this Moorehouse College. Moorehouse is the the Harvard if the HSBCs. They don’t work at McDonalds.
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