This is @robertfredericksmith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. (First) Billionaire African American investor. Commencement speaker for Morehouse College Class of 2019. And he just paid the student loans of the entire graduating class. What wealth, innovation, opportunity and risk taking he just unlocked for these graduates is understated. These college grads now enter the world DEBT-FREE. Well, student loan debt free which is a GAME CHANGER for them. They can start that company. They can save more of their earnings early in their career to buy investments. They can buy homes earlier in life. They can more easily pay it forward and support members of their families, which some probably had to do saddled with debt or not. Working with clients and speaking to people about #investing and #entrepreneurship every day, Iām really excited by this gesture. Thank you Mr. Smith. Let us all be inspired #payitforward #pullupthecommunity #reachback #philanthropy #faithmight šÆ (at Morehouse College) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpzAagnsVk/?igshid=vfattyprvegc
