Who is Ben Wierda? Here’s all about the baby’s father of pregnant Cassidy Gifford
- Cassidy Gifford is expecting her first child with her husband Ben Wierda
- Ben has been serving as a project manager since October 2017 at a technologies company in Santa Monica California
- He is the grandson of Edgar Prince, a businessman who founded the Prince Corporation, now owned by Johnson Controls
Cassidy Gifford, the daughter of Kathie Lee Gifford and her late husband Frank Gifford, is expecting her first child with her husband Ben Wierda.
The pregnancy news comes more than two years after Cassidy and Ben wed in an intimate backyard wedding in June 2020. They kept a small event in a private ceremony in Michigan due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, the beautiful couple threw a bigger celebration party in November, which took place in Nashville. Cassidy is an American model and actress by profession.
However, she is better recognized as the daughter of former American football player Frank Gifford and American television host Kathie Lee Gifford.
Many are now curious to know more about Cassidy’s husband Ben Wierda.
Cassidy and Ben were childhood friends
Cassidy Gifford and Ben Wierda were raised together in the Flordia Keys. The two first met when Ben was 13 and she was 10. Their mothers were friends who met through a mutual friend.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the pregnant Cassidy assured that she and Wierda “were always best friends,” until 2015 when they realized their relationship was something more.
She expressed,
“It was very quick. It was only after seven months of dating, which I know sounds very quick, but at that point, we already had done so much life together and knew each other so well for so long,”
“Once we started dating, it was kind of a no-brainer for us. We were in it and in it completely.”
Ben is a project manager
Ben Wierda has been serving as a project manager since October 2017 at a technologies company in Santa Monica California. He has been working for 3 years specializing in service and manufacturing.
According to his LinkedIn profile, The company “designs, develops, and manufactures injection-molded products for the automotive, home appliance, and consumer products industries”.
Prior to that, Wierda worked as a business analyst with the Segel Group. Similarly, his first job includes being an assistant manager in a tennis academy. He’s proficient in strategic planning to stock market analysis.
Ben’s academic qualification
The 32-year-old project manager graduated from the prestigious Pepperdine University in Malibu, California majoring with a BA in International Management degree.
Grandson of Edgar Prince
Ben Wierda was born to Emilie Prince (mother), the daughter of Edgar and Elsa Prince. Edgar Prince was an engineer, and businessman who founded the Prince Corporation, now owned by Johnson Controls.
Similarly, Ben’s aunt, Betsy Devos, is the current United States Secretary of Education.
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Posted on: Friday, September 1 2023
