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John Overdeck
≥5.1%
John Overdeck has given an estimated ≥5.1% of total wealth: $0.5B in lifetime giving against a $9.3B net worth.
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- ≥5.1%
- Net worth
- $9.3B
- Stated lifetime giving
- $0.5B
- Forbes 400
- #170 · Hedge funds · Palm Beach, Florida
- Status
- Calculated lower bound
- Sources
- Forbes 400 profile · Sept. 2026
The math
More than $0.5B lifetime giving (given via family foundation) ÷ ($0.5B + $9.3B net worth) ≈ ≥5.1%. Forbes philanthropy score 3 of 5 (5–10% of net worth given), which agrees.
Profile
- Age
- 56
- Residence
- Palm Beach, Florida
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Source of wealth
- Hedge funds
- Self-made
- Yes
- Role
- Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, Two Sigma
- One-year change
- $8.0B (#172) in Sept. 2025 to $9.3B (#170) in Sept. 2026, a gain of 16%.
What the range means in dollars
Forbes gives John Overdeck a philanthropy score of 3 out of 5, meaning lifetime giving equals 5% to 10% of current net worth. On a $9.3B fortune, that implies lifetime giving of roughly between $465M and $930M. 38 of the 400 share this score, 315 score lower and 30 score higher.
For scale: 5% to 10% of a $50,000 household income would be $2,500 to $5,000.
Giving on record
Overdeck has given over $500 million through his family's charitable foundation, which supports education, and he chairs Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study.
From the Forbes profile (Sept. 2026).
Others in Finance & Investments
- Warren Buffett: ≥33.3% · $144B
- Thomas Peterffy: Under 1% · $107B
- Michael Bloomberg: ≥21.1% · $94.9B
- Jeff Yass: Under 1% · $77.8B
- Ken Griffin: 4.3% · $60.5B
- Stephen Schwarzman: 1–5% · $46.4B
Others in Florida
- Jeff Bezos: 1–5% · $378B
- Larry Ellison: Under 1% · $204B
- Thomas Peterffy: Under 1% · $107B
- Ken Griffin: 4.3% · $60.5B
- David Tepper: 1–5% · $28.5B
- Stephen Ross: 1–5% · $21.5B
Questions
How much has John Overdeck given to charity?
Forbes scores John Overdeck 3 of 5 for philanthropy, meaning lifetime giving of 5% to 10% of net worth, roughly between $465M and $930M on a $9.3B fortune. GiveRate calculates ≥5.1% of total wealth from stated lifetime giving of $0.5B.
What is John Overdeck's net worth?
Forbes estimates $9.3B as of September 2026, ranking #170 on the Forbes 400.
What is John Overdeck's GiveRate?
≥5.1%. GiveRate is lifetime giving as a share of wealth, built from published Forbes figures. See giverate.org/methods/ for the method.
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