Founder, Chairman and CEO · Vista Equity Partners
Robert F. Smith
Robert F. Smith founded Vista Equity Partners in 2000 and is its Founder, Chairman and CEO. He is Chairman of Carnegie Hall's Board of Trustees and founding director and President of Fund II Foundation.
Current roles
- Vista Equity PartnersExecutiveFounder, Chairman and CEOVista Equity Partners, team page: Robert F. Smith
current as of Oct 2026 - Vista Equity PartnersFounderFoundersince 2000Vista Equity Partners, team page: Robert F. Smith
current as of Oct 2026 - Fund II FoundationExecutiveFounding director and PresidentVista Equity Partners, team page: Robert F. Smith
current as of Oct 2026 - Carnegie HallChairChairman of the Board of Trusteessince 2016Carnegie Hall, Board of Trustees: Robert F. Smith
current as of Oct 2026 - Student Freedom InitiativeChairChairmanVista Equity Partners, team page: Robert F. Smith
current as of Oct 2026 - Columbia Business SchoolBoardBoard of OverseersVista Equity Partners, team page: Robert F. Smith
current as of Oct 2026 - Cornell University College of EngineeringBoardMember of the Cornell Engineering College CouncilVista Equity Partners, team page: Robert F. Smith
current as of Oct 2026
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