14 Facts About Laura Overdeck

Laura Overdeck is an American education reformer, author and philanthropist.

Laura Overdeck authored a book series entitled Bedtime Math published by MacMillan.

Laura Overdeck is the producer of the movie Rule Breakers, the inspiring story of the first all-girls robotics team in Afghanistan.

Laura Overdeck graduated from Westfield High School in 1987, where she was valedictorian of her class.

Laura Overdeck was selected for and participated in the New Jersey Governor's School in the Sciences.

Laura Overdeck went on to earn a bachelor's degree in astrophysical sciences from Princeton University.

Laura Overdeck holds a master's degree in business administration from the Wharton School, and an honorary doctorate in engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Laura Overdeck founded the nonprofit Bedtime Math in 2012, sending out playful nightly math posts for children to solve with their parents.

Laura Overdeck has published opinion pieces on children's math education in TIME Magazine, Huffington Post, USA Today, the Houston Chronicle, and Quartz.

Laura Overdeck serves as a trustee at Princeton University and is vice chair of the board of trustees at the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey.

Laura Overdeck serves on the advisory boards of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and Khan Academy.

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

In early 2024, Laura Overdeck co-founded Wake Up Call NJ with former Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, Peter Shulman.

On October 12,2002, Laura Overdeck married John Laura Overdeck, co-founder of Two Sigma Investments.