Ex-Goldman Sachs & Citi trader appears at Morgan Stanley after immense paternity break
If you're a male trader concerned about taking time off to spend with your growing family, then do not fear. Taking a lot of time off for paternity leave has become a thing, and it need not damage your career.
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The latest to prove this point is Jamie Peterson who took two years and four months out of the market for what he describes as a "full-time parenting" career break. He is now back, working on the emerging markets desk at Morgan Stanley in New York.
Prior to his long absence, Peterson was a senior member of Citi's emerging markets credit team for two years and an emerging markets credit trader at Goldman Sachs for eight. He didn't respond to a request to comment for this article but former colleagues noted previously that Peterson was a significant contributor to desk pnl while at Goldman Sachs.
He is not the only senior Citi trader to take time out. Akshay Singal, Citi's global head of short term interest rate trading (STIRT) took six months paternity leave between June 2025 and January 2026, and is presumably back in his seat.
Long periods of paternity leave are not without risk, though. Jonathan Reeves, a former compliance VP at Goldman, took six months' leave in 2022 and was terminated five weeks after his return. Man Group was rumoured to have removed a trader after a long period of paternity leave last year.
Peterson presumably has now has a toddler instead of a new born and may or may not be well-rested after two and a half years of nappy changes. Writing on LinkedIn, he says his time with his son was a "privilege" but that he is excited to be back.
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