Identity & Authority: Moelis & Company – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Moelis & Company

(https://moelis.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 31, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
10 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
67% Reputation

While the site names its founder ‘Ken Moelis’ and provides a sameAs link to Wikidata in the Organization schema, there is a lack of Person schema to link the individual’s authority directly to the content. The technical implementation is clean, but the legal pages are dated 2022, which represents stale evidence (48+ months delta from the temporal anchor) for a firm claiming to be an ‘industry leader.’

The firm’s claim of being ‘unconflicted’ is a major strategic pillar that is stated in the H2 but never forensicially defined or proven through policy disclosures or conflict management frameworks in the provided text. The performance metrics ($5.5T) are impressive but exist in a vacuum without case studies or a representative deal list. The marketing tone is institutional but lacks the ‘Proof Path’ expected of such high-value claims.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@graph": [
            {
                "@type": "WebPage",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/",
                "url": "https://www.moelis.com/",
                "name": "Home Page - Moelis & Company",
                "isPartOf": {
                    "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/#website"
                },
                "datePublished": "2016-03-14T13:53:02+00:00",
                "dateModified": "2026-01-12T16:37:36+00:00",
                "description": "We are a global independent investment bank providing confidential, unconflicted, strategic advice. Advising clients across a wide variety of industries and leveraged our extensive global network of 21 geographic locations to deliver the best solutions to our clients.",
                "breadcrumb": {
                    "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/#breadcrumb"
                },
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "potentialAction": [
                    {
                        "@type": "ReadAction",
                        "target": [
                            "https://www.moelis.com/"
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/#breadcrumb",
                "itemListElement": [
                    {
                        "@type": "ListItem",
                        "position": 1,
                        "name": "Home Page"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "@type": "WebSite",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/#website",
                "url": "https://www.moelis.com/",
                "name": "Moelis & Company",
                "description": "",
                "potentialAction": [
                    {
                        "@type": "SearchAction",
                        "target": {
                            "@type": "EntryPoint",
                            "urlTemplate": "https://www.moelis.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                        },
                        "query-input": {
                            "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                            "valueRequired": true,
                            "valueName": "search_term_string"
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "inLanguage": "en-US"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Moelis & Company",
        "url": "//moelis.com/",
        "logo": "https://www.moelis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/moelis-logo.png",
        "contactPoint": {
            "@type": "ContactPoint",
            "contactType": "Customer Service",
            "telephone": "+1-212-883-3800"
        },
        "sameAs": [
            "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16953039"
        ]
    }
]
/cultureofinclusion/
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@graph": [
            {
                "@type": "WebPage",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/cultureofinclusion/",
                "url": "https://www.moelis.com/cultureofinclusion/",
                "name": "Culture of Inclusion - Moelis & Company",
                "isPartOf": {
                    "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/#website"
                },
                "primaryImageOfPage": {
                    "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/cultureofinclusion/#primaryimage"
                },
                "image": {
                    "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/cultureofinclusion/#primaryimage"
                },
                "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.moelis.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Moelis-quotes_v4_Ken_042721-scaled.jpg",
                "datePublished": "2021-04-30T19:33:48+00:00",
                "dateModified": "2025-04-17T15:47:24+00:00",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "potentialAction": [
                    {
                        "@type": "ReadAction",
                        "target": [
                            "https://www.moelis.com/cultureofinclusion/"
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/cultureofinclusion/#primaryimage",
                "url": "https://www.moelis.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Moelis-quotes_v4_Ken_042721-scaled.jpg",
                "contentUrl": "https://www.moelis.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Moelis-quotes_v4_Ken_042721-scaled.jpg"
            },
            {
                "@type": "WebSite",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/#website",
                "url": "https://www.moelis.com/",
                "name": "Moelis & Company",
                "description": "",
                "potentialAction": [
                    {
                        "@type": "SearchAction",
                        "target": {
                            "@type": "EntryPoint",
                            "urlTemplate": "https://www.moelis.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                        },
                        "query-input": {
                            "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                            "valueRequired": true,
                            "valueName": "search_term_string"
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "inLanguage": "en-US"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Moelis & Company",
        "url": "//moelis.com/",
        "logo": "https://www.moelis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/moelis-logo.png",
        "contactPoint": {
            "@type": "ContactPoint",
            "contactType": "Customer Service",
            "telephone": "+1-212-883-3800"
        },
        "sameAs": [
            "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16953039"
        ]
    }
]
/terms-of-use/
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@graph": [
            {
                "@type": "WebPage",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/legal/terms-of-use/",
                "url": "https://www.moelis.com/legal/terms-of-use/",
                "name": "Terms of Use - Moelis & Company",
                "isPartOf": {
                    "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/#website"
                },
                "datePublished": "2016-04-10T12:57:31+00:00",
                "dateModified": "2022-03-08T15:11:26+00:00",
                "description": "Information on: licence, solicitation or recommendation, ownership and trademarks, warranty or reliance, statements and third parties",
                "breadcrumb": {
                    "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/legal/terms-of-use/#breadcrumb"
                },
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "potentialAction": [
                    {
                        "@type": "ReadAction",
                        "target": [
                            "https://www.moelis.com/legal/terms-of-use/"
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/legal/terms-of-use/#breadcrumb",
                "itemListElement": [
                    {
                        "@type": "ListItem",
                        "position": 1,
                        "name": "Legal",
                        "item": "https://www.moelis.com/legal/"
                    },
                    {
                        "@type": "ListItem",
                        "position": 2,
                        "name": "Terms of Use"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "@type": "WebSite",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/#website",
                "url": "https://www.moelis.com/",
                "name": "Moelis & Company",
                "description": "",
                "potentialAction": [
                    {
                        "@type": "SearchAction",
                        "target": {
                            "@type": "EntryPoint",
                            "urlTemplate": "https://www.moelis.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                        },
                        "query-input": {
                            "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                            "valueRequired": true,
                            "valueName": "search_term_string"
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "inLanguage": "en-US"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Moelis & Company",
        "url": "//moelis.com/",
        "logo": "https://www.moelis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/moelis-logo.png",
        "contactPoint": {
            "@type": "ContactPoint",
            "contactType": "Customer Service",
            "telephone": "+1-212-883-3800"
        },
        "sameAs": [
            "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16953039"
        ]
    }
]
/privacy-and-cookies-policy/
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@graph": [
            {
                "@type": "WebPage",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/legal/privacy-and-cookies-policy/",
                "url": "https://www.moelis.com/legal/privacy-and-cookies-policy/",
                "name": "Privacy and Cookies Policy - Moelis & Company",
                "isPartOf": {
                    "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/#website"
                },
                "datePublished": "2016-04-09T04:53:23+00:00",
                "dateModified": "2022-03-07T18:32:55+00:00",
                "description": "Privacy policy, cookies, diclosures, information handling, rights under consumer privacy act and compliance contact",
                "breadcrumb": {
                    "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/legal/privacy-and-cookies-policy/#breadcrumb"
                },
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "potentialAction": [
                    {
                        "@type": "ReadAction",
                        "target": [
                            "https://www.moelis.com/legal/privacy-and-cookies-policy/"
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/legal/privacy-and-cookies-policy/#breadcrumb",
                "itemListElement": [
                    {
                        "@type": "ListItem",
                        "position": 1,
                        "name": "Legal",
                        "item": "https://www.moelis.com/legal/"
                    },
                    {
                        "@type": "ListItem",
                        "position": 2,
                        "name": "Privacy and Cookies Policy"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "@type": "WebSite",
                "@id": "https://www.moelis.com/#website",
                "url": "https://www.moelis.com/",
                "name": "Moelis & Company",
                "description": "",
                "potentialAction": [
                    {
                        "@type": "SearchAction",
                        "target": {
                            "@type": "EntryPoint",
                            "urlTemplate": "https://www.moelis.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                        },
                        "query-input": {
                            "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                            "valueRequired": true,
                            "valueName": "search_term_string"
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "inLanguage": "en-US"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "@context": "http://schema.org",
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Moelis & Company",
        "url": "//moelis.com/",
        "logo": "https://www.moelis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/moelis-logo.png",
        "contactPoint": {
            "@type": "ContactPoint",
            "contactType": "Customer Service",
            "telephone": "+1-212-883-3800"
        },
        "sameAs": [
            "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16953039"
        ]
    }
]
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
10Review mentions (all pages)
0External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 2 0
/cultureofinclusion/ 2 0
/terms-of-use/ 2 0
/privacy-and-cookies-policy/ 4 0