Bill Gates Can Now Add 'Grandpa' to His ResumeThe Microsoft founder's eldest daughter, Jennifer Gates, recently welcomed her first child, which makes the billionaire a grandpa for the first time.

BySam Silverman

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Bill Gatescan now include 'grandpa' in his LinkedIn profile after thebillionairebecame a grandfather for the first time.

TheMicrosoftco-founder's eldest daughter,Jennifer Gates, announced the birth of her first child with her husband, Nayel Nassar, in a touchingInstagrampost on March 4.

This marks the first grandchild to be born into the Gates family. The entrepreneur is also father to son Rory, 23, and daughter Pheobe, 20, whom he shares with ex-wifeMelinda French Gates.

The new parentsannounced they were having a baby girlback in December at the soon-to-be mom's baby shower hosted by French Gates. However, the pair have yet to reveal their daughter's name.

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Jennifer, who's currently an MD candidate at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and Nassar, who is an Olympic equestrian,wed in October 2021andrevealed they were expectingin November 2022.

Shortly after Jennifer announced her birth, French Gates was quick to express her excitement as a new grandmother, commenting, "Welcome to the world. My heart overflows," on her daughter's post.

While Jennifer's father has yet to react to her daughter's birth announcement, he previously gushed about the "incredible" baby news in a year-end reflection essay titled, "The future our grandchildren deserve."

"Simply typing that phrase, 'I'll become a grandfather next year,' makes me emotional," he wrote on his Gates Notes website.

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”,认为给我的工作一个新的维度。When I think about the world my grandchild will be born into, I'm more inspired than ever to help everyone's children and grandchildren have a chance to survive and thrive," he added. "I hope I can be as good with my grandchildren as my dad was with his."

盖茨是咕咕叫ently the fourth richest person in the world with a net worth of $115 billion, according toBloomberg Billionaires Index.

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Sam Silverman is a content strategy editor at Entrepreneur Media. She specializes in search engine optimization (SEO), and her work can be found inThe US Sun,Nicki Swift,In Touch Weekly,Life & StyleandHealth. She writes for our news team with a focus on investigating scandals. Her coverage and expertise span from business news, entrepreneurship, technology, and true crime, to the latest in entertainment and TV news. Sam is a graduate of Lehigh University and currently resides in NYC.

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