Kenneth D. Moelis (born 1958) is an American billionaire investment banker. He is also the founder, executive chairman and former CEO[1] of Moelis & Company, a global independent investment banking firm.
Early life and education
Moelis was born in 1958,[2] the son of Gaye (née Gross) and Herbert I. Moelis, president of Equity Leasing Corporation, an office equipment company in New York, of which his grandfather, Paul I. Gross was its retired president.[3] His father is also a breeder of thoroughbred race horses at his CandyLand Stables in Middletown, Delaware.[4] Moelis holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[5]