For 150 years, the most elite private club in America kept its roster hidden. A persistent journalist just changed that.
Every summer, somewhere deep in the redwood forests of Sonoma County, some of the most powerful men in the world gather for two weeks and agree, formally, not to talk about work. The Bohemian Club has operated this way since 1872. For most of that time, the full extent of its membership remained one of the best-kept secrets in American life. That changed recently when investigative journalist Daniel Boguslaw published what he says is the club’s complete 2023 attendance list, containing roughly 2,200 names.
Why It Matters: The Bohemian Club is not a networking organization with a celebrity roster. It is a 150-year-old institution whose members have included sitting presidents, Cabinet secretaries, intelligence directors, and captains of industry, all gathering in a setting deliberately designed to operate outside public scrutiny. Knowing who attends matters precisely because the club has always insisted that no one should…