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John Overdeck
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John Overdeck

$6529.0B

Millburn, New Jersey, United States

Finance & Investments

Biography

John Overdeck is the cofounder of Two Sigma, a quantitative trading powerhouse with $60 billion in assets under management.

Two Sigma is a data-driven hedge fund that absorbs large amounts of information to predict the prices of securities.

Two Sigma also runs a market-making business, owns a Bermuda reinsurance company, operates a venture capital arm, a private equity arm and invests in real estate.

Overdeck has given $195 million to his charitable foundation, Overdeck Family Foundation, tax filings show. It supports education programs and research.

Overdeck was a math prodigy who won a silver medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad at age 16.