Our Senior Team

Ken Moelis

Ken Moelis

Executive Chairman and Founder New York

Biography

Ken Moelis is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Moelis & Company. Ken has over 40 years of experience both as an investment banker and an executive, during which he has been responsible for the innovation and growth of investment banking franchises across the industry. He served as Moelis’ Chief Executive Officer from its founding through September 2025.

Prior to founding Moelis & Company, Ken was President of UBS Investment Bank and previously Head of Corporate Finance at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He began his investment banking career at Drexel Burnham Lambert.

Ken holds a B.S. in Economics and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Business Council and the Business Roundtable and currently serves on the Wharton Board of Advisors and the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Board of Advisors. Ken is also serving on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He was formerly Board Chair and Director of the Tourette Association of America and served on the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania for 10 years.

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Our Strategic Alliances

MA Moelis Australia

Moelis & Company provides investment banking advice in Australia through our strategic alliance with MA Moelis Australia, the Corporate Advisory and Equities division of MA Financial Group, an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed firm. MA Moelis Australia provides financial advice for clients across M&A and strategic advisory, equity and debt capital markets, capital structure advisory, equities research and trading.

Learn more about MA Moelis Australia here.

Learn more about MA Financial Group here.

Alfaro, Dávila y Scherer, S.C.

Moelis & Company has a strategic alliance with Alfaro, Dávila y Scherer, S.C. (“ADS”), the leading independent strategic and financial advisory firm in Mexico, to provide advisory services to our global client base with a focus on Mexican cross-border transactions. Founded in 2003, ADS advises a select number of clients on strategic mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, capital raising and financial restructurings.

Learn more about ADS team here.