How Bill Gates Turned to Jeffrey Epstein in Desperate Bid for the One Thing He Can’t Buy

Bill Gates is desperate for the one thing his billions can’t buy: a Nobel Peace Prize. He even has a team of staffers dedicated to making him seem like a “lovable nerd philanthropist” as part of his quest, according to a new book.

It’s also why he befriended Jeffrey Epstein — just one of the skeletons in his closet, Anupreeta Das writes in her new book, “Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World,” out Aug. 13.

“To boost his candidacy for the big prize, some of his handlers … launched publicity campaigns when the world was nearing a public health milestone that the Gates Foundation was involved in,” writes Das, finance editor of the New York Times. . .

Das writes that Epstein began to “tunnel his way into Gates’s orbit” as early as 2010, when Gates and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett launched The Giving Pledge, a campaign through which they vowed to donate 99% of their wealth.

The two men became friends — with Gates calling Epstein “my buddy” — as they worked on a donor-advised fund through JP Morgan that would give wealthy members anonymity in how the money was directed. (Read more from “How Bill Gates Turned to Jeffrey Epstein in Desperate Bid for the One Thing He Can’t Buy” HERE)