Did Peter Girnus Promote Lorna Hajdini At JPMorgan, Amid Sexual Assault Row? Truth Behind Viral Post

Lorna Hajdini, who is a JPMorgan executive is currently dominating the headlines after she has been involved in a sexual harassment case. For the unversed, the case was filed by a junior employee. Moments after the accusations went viral on social media, a post grabbed attention online, in which an X user claimed to know Lorna and revealed that he personally promoted her. Amid the buzz, continue reading know if the claim by the user is true or not. 

The recent viral X post involving Lorna Hajdini

Amid the accusations against Lorna Hajdini, an X (formerly Twitter) user named Peter Girnus shared a long post, during which he revealed that he was Lorna’s mentor and he promoted her to being the executive director of JPMorgan. A part of his note can be read as:

“I promoted Lorna Hajdini to Executive Director at JPMorgan because she understood something most bankers never learn. Ownership. Not deal ownership. People ownership. The kind of leadership where you don’t just manage a pipeline. You manage the person building it. Their trajectory. Their compensation. Their future at the firm. Their references when they try to leave. I taught her that. Not at NYU Stern. Not at Harvard. Here. In Leveraged Finance. In my corner office on the forty-second floor with the framed Tombstones from every deal that made this division what it is.”

Further, he described the workplace as a very controlling environment, in which bosses have power over their employees. According to him, seniors ‘own’ their juniors and they can influence their promotions, bonuses and future jobs. Despite this what grabbed attention was that Peter tried to normalise Lorna’s behaviour and explained that this is how things work in the industry. In his words:

“The complainant. A Senior VP in Originations who couldn’t close. He alleges Lorna tied his advancement to “pleasing” her. I’ve read the promotion policy. An Executive Director has full discretion over direct-report advancement recommendations. Full discretion. We designed that authority. It incentivizes loyalty. It builds culture. It creates the kind of deep mentorship relationships that retain top talent.”

Is Peter Girnus’ X post true? Here’s the truth

It is worth noting that Peter’s faced a lot of backlash by netizens for normalising Lorna’s behaviour. One user commented, “Imagine someone writing this if victim was a woman.” Another user penned, “Is this a joke? This post? This is pathetic. You are pathetic. Your industry is pathetic. It exemplifies everything wrong with your company and industry. You speak of ownership? You are a pathetic slave. A slave to rapacious greed and arrogance. I feel sorry for you.”

Even though Peter Girnus’ X post has grabbed a lot of attention, reports suggest that his claims are not true. According to his LinkedIn profile, Peter was never a part of JPMorgan and he is a senior threat researcher at Zero Day Initiative. Apart from this, he has also worked at Sprint, Best Buy and HEB as Overnight Stocker/Grocery Partner. Reportedly, he was even self-employed as Freelance Developer & IT Consultant. On the other hand, Loran Hajdini had a very different career path, suggesting that they have never crossed paths professionally. 

More about Lorna Hajdini

Talking about Lorna Hajdini, she has been associated with JPMorgan since the past 15 years. She reportedly joined the company as an analyst in 2011 and in 2021, she became the executive. Apart from this, reports by India Today claim that she has done her graduation in finance and statistics from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Later, she also attended Harvard Business School. It is worth mentioning that Lorna’s Instagram handle is private.

Check out the X post here!

What are your thoughts on the recent X post by Peter Girnus, who claimed that he promoted her at JPMorgan, amid the sexual harassment allegations? Let us know.

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