Kenneth D. Moelis is an American billionaire investment banker, known as the founder, executive chairman, and former CEO of Moelis & Company, a global independent investment banking firm. He earned both his Bachelor of Science in Economics and his Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1981.

Moelis began his career at Drexel Burnham Lambert in 1981, serving as a managing director.