An independent journalist has obtained and published what appears to be the 2023 attendance list for the ultra-secretive Bohemian Grove, the annual summer encampment hosted by the all-male Bohemian Club in Sonoma County, California. The leak offers a rare and unusually detailed look at the roster of American elites who gathered at the exclusive retreat, which has long operated behind a strict veil of privacy.
The list was first published by Substack journalist Daniel Boguslaw and has been authenticated by at least one club member. It contains more than 2,200 names organized by the club's distinctive internal "camps" — the smaller groupings within which attendees gather during the encampment. The New York Post was among the outlets that reported on the leak.
What Is Bohemian Grove?
The Bohemian Club, which also operates a private clubhouse in San Francisco, is one of the most exclusive and least publicly discussed private organizations in the United States. Its annual summer encampment at the Bohemian Grove — a sprawling, wooded retreat in Northern California's Sonoma County — draws some of the most powerful figures in American business, politics, military, and media for roughly two weeks each July.
The club's official motto, "Weaving Spiders Come Not Here," is traditionally interpreted as a prohibition against conducting business at the retreat, positioning the encampment as a social gathering rather than a policy forum. Critics and observers have long questioned whether that distinction holds in practice, given the caliber of individuals in attendance and the informal nature of the proceedings.
Who Was on the List?
While the list reflects attendance at the 2023 encampment rather than lifetime membership in the Bohemian Club, it includes an extraordinary cross-section of American power. Among the notable names identified are:
Henry Kissinger — The former U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, widely regarded as one of the most consequential American diplomats of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Michael Bloomberg — The billionaire founder of Bloomberg LP, former three-term Mayor of New York City, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.
Charles G. Koch — The billionaire chairman of Koch Industries and one of the most influential political donors in the country, whose Koch network has shaped Republican and libertarian policy for decades.
James A. Baker III — Former U.S. Secretary of State under President George H.W. Bush and Treasury Secretary under President Ronald Reagan, one of the most respected figures in modern Republican foreign policy.
David Rockefeller Jr. — Prominent banker, philanthropist, and heir to the Rockefeller family fortune and legacy.
Paul F. Pelosi — Businessman and husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Edwin Meese III — Former U.S. Attorney General under President Reagan and a key figure in conservative legal circles.
David M. Rubenstein — Co-founder of The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest private equity firms, billionaire philanthropist, and host of prominent economic forums.
Harlan Crow — Real estate billionaire and major Republican donor, who has been in the public spotlight due to his association with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
General Richard B. Myers — Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking U.S. military officer during the critical early years of the post-9/11 era.
The full list, containing all 2,200-plus names organized by camp, has been published and is available for public review.
A History of Secrecy — and Scrutiny
The Bohemian Grove has attracted public curiosity and controversy for decades, but it drew its widest mainstream attention in 2000 when radio host Alex Jones infiltrated the grounds alongside cameraman Mike Hanson and secretly recorded the club's signature ritual, known as the Cremation of Care. In the ceremony, robed participants gather before a 40-foot owl statue and symbolically burn an effigy representing "Care" in a theatrical performance featuring dramatic lighting, music, and pyrotechnics. Jones subsequently used the footage as the centerpiece of his documentary, Dark Secrets: Inside Bohemian Grove, bringing the ritual to a broad public audience for the first time.
The encampment has drawn notable commentary from political figures over the years as well. In 1971, then-President Richard Nixon — an occasional attendee of Bohemian Club gatherings — offered a characteristically blunt assessment of the retreat to aides H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, describing it as "the most faggy goddamned thing you could ever imagine."
Why It Matters
The leak is notable less for any single name on the list than for the sheer concentration of influence it represents. Heads of industry, former cabinet secretaries, military commanders, billionaire donors, and political figures from across the spectrum gathered in one place, away from public scrutiny, under an organization that has historically gone to significant lengths to keep its membership and proceedings private.
The Bohemian Club has not commented publicly on the authenticity of the leaked list or the circumstances of its release. The club's longstanding policy has been to neither confirm nor deny the identities of its members or attendees.
The full attendance list, as published by Daniel Boguslaw, is available for public review online.
This article is based on the leaked 2023 Bohemian Grove attendance list as reported by Substack journalist Daniel Boguslaw and authenticated by at least one club member.
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02.27.2026