Robert Smith, chairman and CEO at Vista Equity Partners, called on political leaders to support affirmative-action policies and to invest in programs that provide access to broadband internet during an event Thursday staged by the Congressional Black Caucus.
The billionaire investor, who ranks as the wealthiest Black American, according to Forbes, argued that diversity, equity and inclusion policies are necessary to close the wealth gap between Black and White Americans.
“We…
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