Robert F. Smith
American businessman and philanthropist
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| 2024 | Interviewed by Tony Robbins for his book, The Holy Grail of Investing. |
| June 2023 | Helped launch a new branch of Grameen America in Atlanta, Georgia to support entrepreneurial women of color. |
| May 2022 | Cornell University announced a $15 million donation from Smith to provide financial aid to engineering students from underrepresented communities. |
| April 2022 | Launched the Mount Sinai Robert F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Bus in Harlem, New York. |
| January 2022 | Donated $10 million to Columbia Business School to fund the Robert F. Smith '94 Scholarship Fund for HBCU students. |
| October 2020 | Entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the United States Department of Justice, agreeing to assist in a case against Robert T. Brockman and paying a penalty of $139 million. |
| June 2020 | Launched Student Freedom Initiative with $100 million in contributions to benefit HBCU students. |
| May 19 2019 | During Morehouse College's commencement speech, announced he would pay off the entire student loan debt of the 2019 graduating class, totaling approximately $34 million. |
| 2018 | Included in Vanity Fair's New Establishment List, recognizing his impactful business innovations. |
| 2018 | Included in Vanity Fair's New Establishment List. Became the largest individual donor at the City of Hope Gala. Donated $2.5 million to the Prostate Cancer Foundation and created the Robert Frederick Smith Precision Oncology Center of Excellence. |
| May 2017 | Joined The Giving Pledge as its first Black American signatory. Donated $15 million to Columbia Business School for campus expansion. |
| May 2017 | Joined The Giving Pledge as its first Black American signatory. Donated $15 million to Columbia Business School and $1 million to the Sphinx Organization. |
| 2016 | Donated $20 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Helped establish the African American Health Equity Initiative with a $27 million donation. Became board chairman of Carnegie Hall, the first African-American to hold that position. |
| 2016 | Named Private Equity International's Game Changer of the Year. Became board chairman of Carnegie Hall, the first African-American to hold that position. Donated $20 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. |
| 2016 | Named Private Equity International's Game Changer of the Year. Became the board chairman of Carnegie Hall, being the first African-American to hold that position. |
| 2015 | Sponsored the college education of all returned Boko Haram girls. Established the Family Fellowship Program through Fund II Foundation to provide financial and emotional support to students. |
| July 25 2015 | Married Hope Dworaczyk, founder and CEO of skincare company MUTHA. |
| 2014 | Became the founding director and president of the Fund II Foundation. Also sponsored the Menuhin Competition's first visit to the U.S. in Austin, TX. |
| 2013 | Joined the Carnegie Hall Board of Trustees and donated money to expand Link Up, a free music education curriculum for elementary students. |
| 2012 | Joined The Austin Trail of Lights as a partner, sponsoring programs and displays of the event. |
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