Bill Gates Celebrates Daughter Jennifer Gates Graduating From Medical School

Bill Gates' daughter has saved a new degree to her hard drive. 

Jennifer Gates, the Microsoft founder's eldest daughter with ex-wife Melinda French Gates, graduated from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York on May 10, and her dad shared a heart-melting message to commemorate the special moment. 

"From pre-K to MD," Bill wrote in a May 15 Instagram post. "I'm so proud to officially call you Dr. Gates."

Alongside the sweet note, the billionaire—who also shares daughter Phoebe Gates, 21, and son Rory Gates, 24, with Melinda—shared two photos of him with Jennifer, 28. In the first snap, Bill—clad in a suit—posed with his doctor daughter in her blue cap and gown on her graduation day. In the other shot, the 68-year-old sat on big comfy chair with a baby Jennifer in his lap, reading her a book. 

Of course, Jennifer's reached plenty of other milestones worthy of celebration. Back in 2021, her dad also paid tribute to the 28-year-old's marriage to Olympic equestrian Nayel Nassar. 

"Jenn and Nayel, it's impossible to put into words how happy it makes me to see you filled with joy on your wedding day," Bill gushed in an Instagram post at the time. "I'm so proud of you both for everything you've accomplished in your lives so far and everything you will do with your future together."

Two years later, Bill also gave a special shoutout to the couple after they welcomed their first daughter together. 

Alongside a photo of him holding his newborn grandchild, the philanthropist wrote in a April 2023 Instagram, "I can't wait to watch you discover the world."

Keep reading to revisit celebs who graduated in 2023. 

On June 30, 2023, Liv Tyler, a mother of three, shared this Instagram photo of her and ex-husband Royston Langdon's son, 18, at his high school graduation with her and his little sister Lula Rose Gardner, 6, who the actress shares with ex Dave Gardner. 

Liv wrote, "Milo the graduate !!!!!!!"

"My baby moving on up. I'm an emotional proud mommy," Cardi B said, as her and Offset's daughter graduated from pre-kindergarten.

Priscilla Presley celebrated the middle school graduation of her 14-year-old grandkids, Finley and Harper Lockwood, whose parents are Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Lockwood. She shared a family photo with the twins and granddaughter Riley Keough on June 16, writing, "Happy Graduation girls! You're now in high school!!!"

The star of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and daughter of Mama June Shannon graduated from Wilkinson County High School in McIntyre, Georgia on May 20, 2023.

The eldest of Alex Rodriguez' two daughters with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis graduated high school May 19. "Yesterday was bittersweet. Tashi," the New York Yankees star wrote on Instagram a day later. "I can't make time stand still, so my wish for you is to go out in the world with confidence, knowing your worth and believing in yourself."

He continued, "As you move on from one chapter to the next, I'm most proud of who you are as a person. Honest, kind, compassionate, intuitive and wise beyond your years. As your father, I'm supposed to be your role model. But for the last 18 years, you've been mine. Proud of you always! Love, Daddy."

Teen Mom star Maci Bookout and her family celebrate her eldest son's middle school graduation.

"#HappyGraduation and congrats," Kelly Ripa captioned pics from her and Mark Consuelos' daughter Lola's NYU graduation. "we are so proud of you."

"I am so proud of my devoted and intelligent daughter, Gia, for graduating a stellar university," Teresa wrote on Instagram alongside this photo from Gia's graduation, "a huge milestone to accomplish in life."

"Such a proud mama," Heather Locklear wrote on Instagram. "Congratulations my baby, with your masters in MFT. With your hard work and perseverance and kind heart."

"The proudest day of my life," Sonja Morgan wrote on Instagram alongside a pic of daughter Quincy. "My darling daughter graduated Summa Cum Laude at The University of Penn."

"Dearest Paris, Heartfelt congratulations on your graduation from Loyola Marymount University School of Film & Television," Pierce Brosnan captioned this graduation snap. "Go into the world with a brave heart and create stories that will make the world a better place."

Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama attended daughter Sasha's college graduation at USC.