Exclusive Leak Exposes Secretive Dialog Society’s Elite Membership and Off-the-Record Retreat
A cache of internal records from Dialog, a clandestine organization for influential figures in U.S. politics, finance, and technology, was left exposed online, revealing its closely guarded membership and details of its upcoming 2026 retreat. The leak, first uncovered by Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew and independently verified by WIRED, includes a directory of attendees and a registration list for the group’s next gathering, scheduled for August 12–16 near Dublin, Ireland.
Founded in 2006 by billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, Dialog has operated for nearly two decades as an invitation-only network, hosting off-the-record retreats for U.S. officials, foreign dignitaries, and Silicon Valley executives. The leaked documents name 222 registrants for the 2026 event, categorizing them as “active members” or “guests,” and outline a provocative agenda featuring sessions like “Bring Back Nuclear,” “Navigating WWIII,” and “Build-a-Cult,” the latter moderated by the founder of the Christian networking site Pray.com.
Among the attendees are high-profile figures, including General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s supreme allied commander Europe and head of U.S. European Command, who has participated in Dialog events since 2021. The records also list sitting Trump administration officials, two U.S. senators, six members of the so-called PayPal Mafia, a former Middle East intelligence chief, and a current U.S. ambassador. Executives from major surveillance, data-broker, and ad-tech firms such as Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale and LiveRamp founder Auren Hoffman appear alongside regulators who oversee their industries, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Senator Ted Cruz, chair of the Commerce Committee.
Notably, all registrants used personal or corporate email addresses, avoiding government accounts subject to public-records laws. Of the 222 attendees, 87 are marked as first-time participants, while others have been involved for over a decade. None of the named individuals or Dialog’s leadership responded to requests for comment. The leak underscores the group’s role as a nexus of power, where private-sector leaders and policymakers convene outside public scrutiny.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/
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