Dialog is a private, invitation-only gathering for elite and influential members, founded in 2006.
In 2026, hacktivist maia arson crimew managed to obtain a list of Dialog members by accessing the official website and leaked it to the press.
General sources of origin
In registration records for 2026 event
The leaked records show 222 people signed up to attend the 2026 retreat. Of that group, 87 are first-time attendees, while others have been attending since the organization's beginning 20 years ago. The people who registered for the event may be full members, guests of members, or leading the conference sessions.
Last, First Sphere Role/Affiliation Abramzon, Shmuel Government & Politics Chief Economist, Israel Ministry of Finance Al-Saud, Reema (on both lists) Government & Politics Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the U.S. Bessent, Scott (on both lists) Government & Politics Secretary, U.S. Treasury Booker, Cory (on both lists) Government & Politics Senator (New Jersey), U.S. Senate Brolin, Josh Arts & Entertainment ActorNominated by Graves, Ryan, former CEO, Uber Cook, Scott Technology & AI Co-founder and Chairman, Intuit Cruz, Ted (on both lists) Government & Politics Senator (Texas), U.S. Senate Gevelber, Lisa Technology & AI Global Vice President, Google Goettler, Peter Government & Politics President, Cato Institute Greenblatt, Jonathan Nonprofit & Advocacy CEO, Anti-Defamation League Grynkewich, Alexus Military & Defense Commanding general, Supreme Allied Commander Europe & USEUCOMIn attendance records for conferences since 2021. Hoffman, Hallie Government & Politics Chief of Staff, Drug Enforcement Administration Hsiao, Teresa Arts & Entertainment Television writer and producer Kasparov, Garry (on both lists) Nonprofit & Advocacy Former World Chess Champion. Democracy advocate Kravis, Henry (on both lists) Finance & Investment Co-founder/chair/CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Kroszner, Randy Finance & Investment Committee, Bank of England's Financial Policy. Former Governor, Federal Reserve Lee, Isaac Business & Industry Chair and CEO, Hybe America Levinson, Molly Media & Journalism Founder, The Levinson Group Lue, Tom Technology & AI Global Affairs, Google DeepMind McChrystal, Stanley (on both lists) Military & Defense Founder and CEO, McChrystal Group. Former General, U.S. Army Mekhennet, Souad Media & Journalism National Security Correspondent, The Washington Post Musk, Elon (on both lists) Technology & AI Founder and CEO, SpaceX. Co-founder and CEO, Tesla Motors Myerson, Roger Academia & Research Economist, University of Chicago Price, Eva Arts & Entertainment CEO, Maximum Entertainment Productions Ruane, Lynn Government & Politics Senator, Seanad Éireann (Trinity College Dublin panel)Acknowledged: Ruane planned to participate in the 2026 event but has since withdrawn after learning details about the group. Sellitto, Michael Technology & AI Global Affairs, Anthropic Shields, Zach Arts & Entertainment Executive producer and writer Spahn, Jens (on both lists) Government & Politics Member of Parliament, German Bundestag. Fmr. Federal Minister of Health, GermanyAcknowledged: Spahn confirmed he was invited to the 2026 Dialog retreat and will not attend. Later confirmed he attended the 2018 Ireland, 2019 Italy, 2022 Portugal, 2023 Spain, and 2024 Germany retreats. Stowers, Ryan Nonprofit & Advocacy Executive Director, Charles Koch Foundation Thompson, Nick (on both lists) Media & Journalism CEO, The Atlantic. Fmr. Editor-in-chief, Wired Magazine
Dialog employees
Hoffman, Auren, Dialog chair Grinberg, Raffi, Dialog executive director
In the website directory
The code for the Dialog website had an unprotected list of people labeled "Directory List", and this was initially reported as a membership directory. Later reporting stated that the list included non-members, event speakers, and outside guests from years past. The website directory listed 113 people.
Last, First Sphere Role/Affiliation Akhund, Immad Technology & AI Founder and CEO, Mercury Technologies Al Faisal Al Saud, Turki Government & Politics Founder, King Faisal Foundation. Former Minister of Intelligence, Saudi Arabia Al-Saud, Reema (on both lists) Government & Politics Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the U.S. Arnold, John Finance & Investment Co-chair, Arnold Ventures. Former founder, Centaurus Advisors Acknowledged: Arnold confirmed he attended Dialog events in the past, as recently as 2023. Athey, Susan Academia & Research Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business. Former Chief Economist, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice Attia, Peter Academia & Research Physician, Attia Medical. Author, Outlive Belsky, Scott Technology & AI Partner, A24 Films. Former Chief Strategy Officer/Product Officer, Adobe Inc. Founder, Behance Berggruen, Nicolas Finance & Investment Founder and President, Berggruen Holdings Bessent, Scott (on both lists) Government & Politics Secretary, U.S. Treasury Bharara, Preet Law & Justice Former U.S. Attorney, New York Southern District Blackburn, Elizabeth Academia & Research Former President, Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Nobel Prize winner Bond, Sarah Technology & AI President of Xbox Booker, Cory (on both lists) Government & Politics Senator (New Jersey), U.S. Senate Brand, Rachel Law & Justice Chief Legal Officer/Corporate Secretary, Walmart. Former Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice Braun, Scooter Arts & Entertainment CEO, Hybe America. Founder, Ithaca Holdings Briger, Pete Finance & Investment Principal and Chairman of the Board, Fortress Investment Group Brockman, Greg Technology & AI Co-founder and President, OpenAI. Former CTO, Stripe, Inc. Bronstein, Manuel Technology & AI Chief Product Officer, Roblox Brown, Peter Finance & Investment CEO, Renaissance Technologies Brown Duckett, Thasunda Finance & Investment President and CEO, TIAA Bush, Sophia Arts & Entertainment Actress, One Tree HillAcknowledged: Bush stated she attended a Dialog retreat but never met Thiel. Cannon-Brookes, Mike Technology & AI Co-founder/CEO, Atlassian Carvalho, Cesar Technology & AI Co-founder/CEO, Wellhub Casares, Wences Technology & AI Founder and former CEO, Xapo Bank. Founder: Wanako Games, Lemon Wallet Castro, Julian Government & Politics Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Cialdini, Bob Media & Journalism Author, Influence: Science and Practice Clifford, Matt Government & Politics Prime Minister's Advisor on AI Opportunities, U.K. Government. Co-founder, Entrepreneurs First and Code First Girls Denied: Clifford said he was invited to the 2026 event but was not going to attend. Cochran, Caroline Technology & AI Co-founder and COO, Oklo Inc. Cohler, Matt Finance & Investment Former General Partner, Benchmark Cook, Scott Technology & AI Co-founder and Chairman, Intuit Cowen, Tyler Academia & Research Professor of Economics, George Mason University and Director, Mercatus Center Cruz, Ted (on both lists) Government & Politics Senator (Texas), U.S. Senate D'Angelo, Adam Technology & AI Co-founder and CEO, Quora. Former CTO, Facebook Daniels, Mitch Government & Politics Former Governor, State of Indiana. Former President, Purdue University Driscoll, Dan Government & Politics Secretary, U.S. Army Duhigg, Charles Media & Journalism Author, The Power of Habit, Supercommunicators Ells, Steve Business & Industry Founder & Fmr. CEO, Chipotle Ferriss, Tim Media & Journalism Author, The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef. Host, The Tim Ferriss Show Galperin, Marcos Technology & AI Co-Founder & CEO, MercadoLibre Gawande, Atul Academia & Research Author, Being Mortal, The Checklist Manifesto. Fmr. Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID Goldstein, Tom Law & Justice Partner, Goldstein & Russell. Founder & Fmr. Publisher, SCOTUSblog.com Gordon-Levitt, Joseph Arts & Entertainment Actor, 500 Days of Summer, Inception, Looper, Snowden