A massive leak of internal documents has exposed members of Dialog, a super-secretive, invitation-only society co-founded by billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel. The data breach reveals sensitive personal details and names of powerful figures in politics, finance, and tech who were assured their participation would remain private.
Dialog, established in 2006, hosts off-the-record annual retreats for US officials, foreign government players, and Silicon Valley elites, intentionally keeping its membership under wraps for two decades. The leaked directory, first spotted by hacktivist maia arson crimew, was confirmed by WIRED. A separate leaked registration list for Dialog's 2026 retreat names 222 attendees, detailing their membership status and guest roles. This upcoming retreat is scheduled for August in Ireland and features a program of provocative sessions like “Navigating WWIII,” “Battlefield Technologies,” and even “How’s Your Sex Life?”
The documents showcase an astonishing intersection of power. The registration list includes General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's supreme allied commander Europe, alongside figures from the Trump administration, two US senators, and executives from major surveillance and data-broker companies. Dialog's chairman, Auren Hoffman, founder of data brokers SafeGraph and LiveRamp, is listed alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Senator Ted Cruz. Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale appears in the same society as Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Representative Jim Himes, who oversees agencies Palantir contracts with.
Beyond the high-profile names, the leaked records also offer a glimpse into the members' personal lives and preoccupations. Registrants shared insights on their political leanings, offered talents ranging from "funhouse construction" to "meditative and psychedelic inquiry," and listed book recommendations from stoic philosophers to tech titans. Dialog even functions as a matchmaking service, asking members if they are "looking for love" and offering to connect them through a dedicated dating app, despite promising that sensitive personal data would never be shared.
The leak also includes individuals not publicly known to be part of Dialog, such as former Federal Reserve governor Randy Kroszner, former DEA chief of staff Hallie Hoffman, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, and Cato Institute president Peter Goettler. Executives from Google and Google DeepMind, as well as Washington Post national security correspondent Souad Mekhennet, are also named. The society's internal documents, including a guide for moderators, emphasize the "off the record" nature of discussions and encourage brief, "nonobvious" contributions to avoid "status signaling."
Dialog has maintained a low public profile, with retreats often held at exclusive venues and likened to a tech-focused version of the Bilderberg Group. While past retreats reportedly had around 100 participants, the 2026 list names 222. A previous invitation for a 2014 retreat, which surfaced in the Jeffrey Epstein files, highlighted a registration fee exceeding $16,000. None of the individuals contacted for comment responded.
