Goodman returning to New York Times

New York Times business editor Dean Murphy sent the following staff hire announcement to the staff on Tuesday:

I’m pleased to announce that Peter S. Goodman – reporter, editor and author – is returning to The Times as our London-based economics correspondent. He succeeds Danny Hakim, who is focusing on investigative and large enterprise targets.

This is a particularly sweet homecoming for BizDay, where Peter was a driving member of our economics team from 2007 to 2010.

Peter played a central role in “The Reckoning,” a series about the roots of the financial crisis – winner of a Loeb, and a Pulitzer finalist – and was a champion of explanatory business journalism across topics. He contributed to a series on the newly poor following the Great Recession, and was a regular presence in Sunday Business, including a definitive cover piece on the Florida foreclosure crisis. He also authored “Past Due: The End of Easy Money and the Renewal of the American Economy,” published by Times Books.

Peter’s posting in London signals our continued commitment to global business and economics coverage of the highest standard.

“Peter has shown wide ranging talent in covering the big economic challenges of our time,” says Joe Kahn. “We’re thrilled to have him back as a core part of our team in Europe.”

After leaving The Times, Peter worked at The Huffington Post as executive business editor and global news editor, and also wrote a regular column, which won a Loeb for commentary. He has spent the last two years as global editor in chief of The International Business Times, overseeing a newsroom of more than 200 worldwide.

Peter also spent a decade at The Washington Post, where he was Shanghai bureau chief and Asian economics correspondent.

Peter grew up in Manhattan, graduated from Reed College, and earned a master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in Asian studies. He began his newspaper career at The Anchorage Daily News covering the Wasilla City Council and a then-little-known member named Sarah Palin.

A Brooklynite for the past decade, Peter is married to the novelist Deanna Fei. He describes himself as a long-suffering, lately high-riding fan of the New York Mets, and a lover of music. Moreover, he insists, “no situation has ever been worsened by a steaming bowl of noodles.”

Peter starts next month in New York, before moving to London.