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MILLBURN, NJ - New Jersey is home to eight billionaires, according to Forbes' 33rd annual ranking of the world's billionaires released Tuesday and three of them reside in Millburn-Short Hills.
The ranking includes 2,153 people who have a combined wealth of $8.7 trillion. First on the list in New Jersey, and 247 overall is John Overdeck from Millburn. His worth was reported at $6.1 billion in money made running a hedge fund.
Overdeck and his wife Laura live in Millburn with their three children. In 2011, they founded Overdeck Family Foundation. According to their website, the Foundation is designed to celebrate the life-changing power of education while challenging the status quo of today's systems.
To accomplish the mission, they fund work that enhances each stage of learning, from birth to graduation. Approximately one-third of the funding supports research efforts that drive the field forward and the remaining two-thirds supports organizations that bring ideas into the field. |