New Delhi: A leak of internal records has exposed the membership and activities of Dialog, a secretive society founded in 2006 by billionaire investor Peter Thiel. The invite-only grouping is known for bringing together influential figures from politics, technology, finance, and government.
The records, first uncovered by Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew and later verified by WIRED, revealed participant directories, registration data for the group’s upcoming 2026 retreat in Ireland, and sensitive personal information that members had been assured would remain private. Dialog has spent nearly two decades operating largely out of public view and has never publicly disclosed its membership.
The leaked documents show an unusually powerful network of participants. Among those named are NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grynkewich, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Senator Ted Cruz, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, senior intelligence and military officials, ambassadors, and executives from major surveillance, data-brokerage, artificial intelligence, and technology companies.
The records also provide a rare glimpse into the group’s activities. Dialog hosts annual off-the-record retreats featuring discussions on topics ranging from artificial intelligence and geopolitics to nuclear energy and military technology. Sessions planned for the 2026 gathering include “Navigating WWIII,” “Battlefield Technologies,” “Bring Back Nuclear,” and “Money (Does?) Buy Happiness.” Internal moderator guides instructed attendees that discussions were strictly off the record and encouraged participants to avoid overt status signalling despite the presence of senators, diplomats, military leaders, and business executives.
The leak also identified several prominent figures not publicly associated with the organisation, including former Federal Reserve governor Randy Kroszner, Anti-Defamation League chief executive Jonathan Greenblatt, Cato Institute president Peter Goettler, Charles Koch Foundation executive director Ryan Stowers, and Nobel Prize-winning economist Roger Myerson.
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Dialog dating for elites
Dialog also had a private matchmaking service. Registration forms ask participants whether they are “looking for love” and allow single attendees to opt for matchmaking. The organisation also operates a separate platform called dating.dialog.org, described as a service for creating “meaningful connections for exceptional people.”
Participants who joined the matchmaking programme were asked to provide personal details, including political leanings and relationship preferences. Dialog promised users that this information would not be shared with other participants or displayed in the dating application. However, those responses were among the data exposed in the leak.
The records suggest that Dialog functions as more than a networking forum. Alongside policy discussions and elite social gatherings, it also serves as a private community where influential figures can build personal, professional, and even romantic relationships away from public scrutiny.