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John Overdeck
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Hedge funds
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Millburn, New Jersey
- Organization
- Co-Founder & Co-Chairman at Two Sigma
- Education
- Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)Stanford University (Master of Science)
- Marital Status
- Separated
- Children
- 3
Biography
John Overdeck is the cofounder of Two Sigma, a quantitative investing powerhouse with $60 billion in assets under management.
Two Sigma's largest business is a data-driven hedge fund that absorbs large amounts of information to predict the prices of securities.
Overdeck and David Siegel, also a billionaire, transitioned from co-CEOs to co-chairmen of the firm in 2024, but Overdeck returned to its management committee in 2025.
Overdeck has given over $450 million through his family's charitable foundation, which supports education, and he chairs Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study.
Overdeck was a math prodigy who won a silver medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad at age 16.