John Overdeck
John Overdeck is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Two Sigma Investments, a quantitative investing powerhouse with $60 billion in assets under management. Overdeck is recognized for being a pioneer in technology and investment management. He is a towering figure in the hedge fund industry who stands at the forefront of quantitative investing. Prior to co-founding Two Sigma, he was a Managing Director at D.E. Shaw & Co. and a Vice President at Amazon. Overdeck has given more than $300 million through his charitable foundation, which supports education programs and research. His philanthropy is focused on enhancing education to improve academic and socioemotional outcomes for children across the country.
John Overdeck Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
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Managing Director
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Vice President and Technical Assistant
Academic History
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M.S., Statistics
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B.S., Mathematics, with high distinction
Overdeck founded Two Sigma Investments in 2001 with David Siegel and Mark Pickard.
His visionary leadership has propelled Two Sigma into a multifaceted financial entity, navigating diverse sectors with agility and innovation.
Two Sigma's largest business is a data-driven hedge fund that absorbs large amounts of information to predict the prices of securities.
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Chair, Institute for Advanced Study
Chair, National Museum of Mathematics
Chair, Bedtime Math Foundation
Board Member, Robin Hood Foundation
President, Overdeck Family Foundation
Member, Data Science Advisory Group, Stanford University
Prior to co-founding Two Sigma, he spent two years at Amazon, first as Vice President and Technical Assistant to Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos.
He went on to lead customer relationship management at Amazon, directing the company's renowned personalization, community, and targeted marketing features and technology.
He also led critical efforts to make Amazon’s customer technology more scalable.
EARLY LIFE & CAREER
He was a math prodigy who won a silver medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad at 16.
He began his career at D.E. Shaw & Co., where he rose to Managing Director.
While at Shaw, he directed the firm’s Japanese equity and equity-linked investments and supervised the firm’s London investment management affiliate.
RECOGNITION
Forbes Billionaires
Forbes 400
Mathematics Olympiad Silver Medal
2017 Academy of Achievement's Pioneer in Technology and Investment Management
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Overdeck has been featured or quoted in various financial media outlets and publications.
He has appeared in Forbes, Bloomberg, Business Insider, The Economic Times, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Finance, Institutional Investor, The New York Times, and more.