Ken Moelis

I think people sense that - that there is something not right about that equation [in the USA].

— Ken Moelis

In each business, there is a process, or a delivery system or information system, that is changing rapidly under them.

— Ken Moelis

I think that life expectancy over the last 10 years has increased dramatically. You're living longer.

— Ken Moelis

The investing public understands that you need to do things to position yourself.

— Ken Moelis

You see a wave of populism in the world. There is something wrong. This maybe because of technology.

— Ken Moelis

In most industries, technological change is happening at a rapid rate.

— Ken Moelis

The only thing I find executives down about is the regulatory environment.

— Ken Moelis

The consensus is a very dangerous thing to get complacent about.

— Ken Moelis

I want to be clear. Who knows if [ Donald Trump] will be a vessel that people will get behind, it might…

— Ken Moelis

Whatever it is, in a 1% GDP world, I think people feel like there are other things they have to do other…

— Ken Moelis

We're a small part of this ecosystem. When we go to a school and talk about investment banking, they are these monster…

— Ken Moelis

If you're not exposing yourself to a non-consensus view somehow over the course of a day, you can reject them, but you…

— Ken Moelis

A big secular thing going on is technology and deflation. This is where I think millennials are getting that it is an…

— Ken Moelis

It was phenomenal to see what was going on there. I came away from there so energized about India, and I was…

— Ken Moelis

[Millennials ] are sharing cars. They're sharing apartments. I'm not sure my generation quite knows how to take advantage of it.

— Ken Moelis

You get behind some of the numbers, like the underfunded pensions in the US, and I'm not sure people even understand how…

— Ken Moelis

I don't want to pick on Deutsche Bank, but I think the world of the regulated financial conglomerate, it is a strange…

— Ken Moelis

I asked one retailer, I said, "Let me ask you, are you going to raise prices next year?" They looked at me…

— Ken Moelis

Everybody is looking at their base business and saying, "What else is it? Sure, we do this, but while we're doing that,…

— Ken Moelis

As a whole, [changing] is deflation force that is being underestimated. Whether each person thinks of it in the context of the…

— Ken Moelis

The challenges, the changes we're talking about often seem to them like unbelievable opportunities to deliver a product quicker, better. If you…

— Ken Moelis

You see a wave of populism in the world. There is something wrong. This maybe because of technology. The ability of people…

— Ken Moelis

I've always said this: I've never seen a Michelin three-starred restaurant that was a buffet. They usually serve à la carte. I…

— Ken Moelis

You ever go out to a restaurant now? You can get quality food - you can go out and get the best…

— Ken Moelis

That is the brilliant thing about the millennials. They're not obsessing about, "Hey, there is not going to be a job for…

— Ken Moelis

We pick on retail, I think, because each individual has experience with retail. It is easy to talk about.

— Ken Moelis

Not everybody has experience in drilling for oil in the Permian Basin, but the same thing is happening in every industry everywhere…

— Ken Moelis

I find it is happening in different ways to every industry in the world, and positioning yourself for that, and trying to…

— Ken Moelis

I went to Brazil, and you get on the ground and you see it, and you could tell the government was in…

— Ken Moelis

Remember, for 5,000 years people probably rode those horses. They probably felt that horses were a permanent part of civilization. Everybody has…

— Ken Moelis

The reason you're put in the CEO chair is because a company is facing these issues and you've been designated the person…

— Ken Moelis

There is a desire for change. There is a millennial generation that doesn't like what they're seeing, but doesn't quite know what…

— Ken Moelis

Do people have confidence? I think the real confidence you need is the confidence in your outlook, and I think people are…

— Ken Moelis

I do think [in USA] is a need for change. There is something wrong when you have $20 trillion of debt and…

— Ken Moelis

I think [millenials] are taking advantage of deflationary forces to improve their life while not maybe having to chase the nominal money…

— Ken Moelis

There are some very difficult things to understand that globalization is providing, that people really think are just here but really are…

— Ken Moelis

John Cryan and I worked together at UBS, and I think John is one smart, hardworking individual, and I wouldn't bet against…

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The leverage Wall Street has to change the world is greater than technology. At a very young age, you're in the room…

— Ken Moelis

It is hard to compare over generations. I think a lot of the top talent is choosing other fields. We look pretty…

— Ken Moelis

It is a very interesting world. I'm excited. It is much more optimistic than people think, and there is going to be…

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