Bio

Mr. Molz serves as Oaktree’s Chief Operating Officer where he oversees the day-to-day management of the firm, with all non-investment functions reporting to him. Prior to assuming this role in 2024, he served as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer and was responsible for the Compliance, Internal Audit and Administration functions as well as all legal activities, including fund formation, acquisitions and other special projects. Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Mr. Molz was a Partner of the Los Angeles law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, where his practice focused on tax and structuring aspects of complex and novel business transactions. Prior to joining Munger Tolles, Mr. Molz served as a law clerk to the Honorable Alfred T. Goodwin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Molz graduated cum laude from Middlebury College with a B.A. degree in political science. He received his J.D. degree with honors from the University of Chicago, where he served on the Law Review, received the John M. Olin Student Fellowship and was a member of the Order of the Coif.