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12 Facts About John Overdeck

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John Albert Overdeck was born on 1969 and is an American hedge fund manager.

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In 2016, John Overdeck reported $375 million in earnings and as of May 2017, Two Sigma Investments has $41 billion in assets under management.

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Overdeck is the son of Dr John M Overdeck of Columbia, Maryland, a retired senior mathematician at Fort Meade, Maryland, for the National Security Agency, and the late Betsey Lombard Overdeck, who was a director of Computer Sciences Corporation.

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John Overdeck went to Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, Maryland.

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John Overdeck then earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and a master's degree in statistics, both from Stanford University.

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John Overdeck founded Two Sigma Investments in 2001 with David Siegel and Mark Pickard, who is retired.

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In March 2017, John Overdeck ranked 9th on Forbes' Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers.

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John Overdeck is acting chair of the National Museum of Mathematics, director of the Robin Hood Foundation, on the board of trustees of the Institute for Advanced Study, and a board member of the Hamilton Insurance Group.

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On October 12,2002, John Overdeck married Laura Bilodeau, then a principal consultant for Stanford Research Institute; she went on to found Bedtime Math.

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Laura John Overdeck sued over the family's lawyers moving various family assets into trusts in Wyoming, saying it appeared to be a way to hide assets from her and the children.

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John Overdeck competed in the 2019 National Museum of Mathematics's Masters Tournament, which raised almost $1 million, and placed third.

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Laura John Overdeck is an alumna of Governor's School and was instrumental in saving the program through private donations in 2006.