The Road From Perdition

By Reena Jana

A Trio Of Comebacks
Despite his new popularity on Facebook, Jérôme Kerviel (right), the rogue trader who racked up $7 billion in losses at Société Générale, may be anxious about his future. No worries, Jérôme: Consider the second acts of the bad-boy traders, brokers, and analysts below. Granted, they had to bide their time (in prison, in some cases). But all have new lives. The best place to stage a comeback? Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a professor at Yale School of Management, suggests “flamboyant” fields like media or sports, where “a controversial figure who has found redemption can add a sense of energy and pizzazz.”