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Leak Reveals 222 Names of Peter Thiels Secretive Dialog Society, Including NATO Commander and U.S. Senators
A hidden roster of 222 world leaders, tech moguls, and policymakers has just been unearthed. The list, belonging to Peter Thiel’s invitation‑only Dialog Society, was accidentally exposed in a data breach that surfaced on the internet in late June.
The society, founded in 2006 by billionaire investor Peter Thiel and data‑broker Auren Hoffman, convenes a handful of high‑profile guests each year for a week‑long retreat in a secluded location. The next gathering is slated for August 12‑16 at a venue near Dublin, Ireland.
The leak was discovered by Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew, who spotted the directory embedded in the source code of dialog.org. WIRED confirmed the contents and published a copy of the registration data, which lists each participant’s status—“active member” or “guest”—and notes whether they are a first‑time attendee. Seventy‑seven of the 222 registrants are marked as first‑time participants.
Dialog has operated with a low public profile for two decades. Its retreats feature moderated sessions, assigned seating, and a strict rule that nothing said may be attributed. Past meetings have taken place at the Ritz‑Carlton Dove Mountain in Arizona and the San Clemente Palace in Venice, Italy.
The leaked agenda for 2026 contains provocative titles such as “Money (Does?) Buy Happiness,” “Bring Back Nuclear,” “Navigating WWIII,” “Battlefield Technologies,” and “How’s Your Sex Life?” Other talks include “Build‑a‑Cult,” moderated by the founder of Pray.com, and “Build‑a‑Party,” run by a former White House national security official.
Membership composition is striking. General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, former Trump officials, two U.S. senators, six PayPal Mafia members, a former Middle East intelligence chief, and a sitting U.S. ambassador appear on the list. Founders and directors of major surveillance, data‑broker, and advertising‑data firms—such as SafeGraph, LiveRamp—also feature. Other names include Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Senator Ted Cruz, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Representative Jim Himes, Palantir co‑founder Joe Lonsdale, and Google DeepMind executive Tom Lue.
The leak also revealed a matchmaking feature at dating.dialog.org, which promises “meaningful connections for exceptional people” and collects political‑leaning data that Dialog said would never be shared; this data was included in the directory.
Internal documents include a guide for moderators, instructing them to remind participants that all discussion is off‑record, keep comments concise and “nonobvious,” and model brief introductions to avoid status signaling.
None of the named individuals responded to comment requests, and Dialog’s website owners patched the vulnerability after the leak.
The disclosure comes amid growing scrutiny of the private networks that bring together government officials and tech leaders. The 2026 retreat will proceed as scheduled, and no official statement has been issued by Dialog or any of the listed participants.
The leak highlights the breadth of the group’s membership and the scope of its agenda, which focuses on artificial intelligence, longevity, and geopolitical shifts. It also raises questions about the privacy of the personal data collected by the organization. As the retreat approaches, observers will watch for any official responses or policy actions that might address the privacy concerns raised by the leak.
The society, founded in 2006 by billionaire investor Peter Thiel and data‑broker Auren Hoffman, convenes a handful of high‑profile guests each year for a week‑long retreat in a secluded location. The next gathering is slated for August 12‑16 at a venue near Dublin, Ireland.
The leak was discovered by Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew, who spotted the directory embedded in the source code of dialog.org. WIRED confirmed the contents and published a copy of the registration data, which lists each participant’s status—“active member” or “guest”—and notes whether they are a first‑time attendee. Seventy‑seven of the 222 registrants are marked as first‑time participants.
Dialog has operated with a low public profile for two decades. Its retreats feature moderated sessions, assigned seating, and a strict rule that nothing said may be attributed. Past meetings have taken place at the Ritz‑Carlton Dove Mountain in Arizona and the San Clemente Palace in Venice, Italy.
The leaked agenda for 2026 contains provocative titles such as “Money (Does?) Buy Happiness,” “Bring Back Nuclear,” “Navigating WWIII,” “Battlefield Technologies,” and “How’s Your Sex Life?” Other talks include “Build‑a‑Cult,” moderated by the founder of Pray.com, and “Build‑a‑Party,” run by a former White House national security official.
Membership composition is striking. General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, former Trump officials, two U.S. senators, six PayPal Mafia members, a former Middle East intelligence chief, and a sitting U.S. ambassador appear on the list. Founders and directors of major surveillance, data‑broker, and advertising‑data firms—such as SafeGraph, LiveRamp—also feature. Other names include Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Senator Ted Cruz, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Representative Jim Himes, Palantir co‑founder Joe Lonsdale, and Google DeepMind executive Tom Lue.
The leak also revealed a matchmaking feature at dating.dialog.org, which promises “meaningful connections for exceptional people” and collects political‑leaning data that Dialog said would never be shared; this data was included in the directory.
Internal documents include a guide for moderators, instructing them to remind participants that all discussion is off‑record, keep comments concise and “nonobvious,” and model brief introductions to avoid status signaling.
None of the named individuals responded to comment requests, and Dialog’s website owners patched the vulnerability after the leak.
The disclosure comes amid growing scrutiny of the private networks that bring together government officials and tech leaders. The 2026 retreat will proceed as scheduled, and no official statement has been issued by Dialog or any of the listed participants.
The leak highlights the breadth of the group’s membership and the scope of its agenda, which focuses on artificial intelligence, longevity, and geopolitical shifts. It also raises questions about the privacy of the personal data collected by the organization. As the retreat approaches, observers will watch for any official responses or policy actions that might address the privacy concerns raised by the leak.
