Leaked roster lists 2,200 members of Bohemian Grove, including celebrities and billionaires
An independent journalist published the 2023 bohemian grove camp membership list Wednesday, identifying roughly 2, 200 people and naming public figures from Paul Pelosi to Jimmy Buffett, and one club member confirmed it is a real list from 2023.
How the list surfaced
Daniel Boguslaw said he obtained the 2023 camp membership list in 2024 by pestering a San Francisco club member, and he published it Wednesday on Substack. Boguslaw described driving to the Bay Area from Massachusetts after getting his hands on a 2017 attendance list, staying in a Tenderloin single-room-occupancy hotel while he hounded the local member, then moving to longer-term lodging in West Oakland.
Courier, manila envelopes and Eli’s Mile High Club
Boguslaw recounted that weeks passed before a courier appeared one night while he was drinking at Eli’s Mile High Club with two manila envelopes. Inside, he said, was the 2023 camp membership list. He has pushed the material into public view by publishing it himself on Substack.
Bohemian Grove names on the 2023 list
The leaked 2023 camp membership list contains around 2, 200 people, and the roster includes a mix of well-known and lesser-known figures. The list named Paul Pelosi, Jimmy Buffett (described in the context as a Florida man), Conan O’Brien, Michael, Eric Schmidt, documentarian Ken Burns, actor Jim Belushi, and Henry Kissinger. The list also named Charles Koch and Mike among the famously wealthy.
Long history of journalists trying to get inside the Monte Rio campground
Journalists have repeatedly tried to enter the Bohemian Grove campground in Monte Rio in Sonoma County since the 1980s. San Francisco-based magazine Mother Jones succeeded in 1981 and published an inside piece that said the club was a place where “men who make decisions that affect us all gather quietly. ” Alex Jones later filmed a ceremony that helped fuel conspiracy theories, Vanity Fair reporter Alex Shoumatoff was arrested after posing as a member in 2008, and Outside magazine reporter Chris Colin was threatened by Bohemian Grove security in 2018 after kayaking up to the high water line of the compound’s beach along the Russian River.
Club response, past editorial pushback and legal skirmishes
A Bohemian Club spokesperson, Sam Singer, said the club is private and does not disclose its list of members or guests; the published camp list does not necessarily represent full membership to the club, which meets at a building in San Francisco. Boguslaw said his story was supposed to run in The Intercept, but the outlet got cold feet; The Intercept did not respond to a request for comment. He also pointed to a 1991 episode in which People magazine reportedly killed a story by Dirk Mathison after Mathison had hiked into the compound and was recognized by a Time Warner executive who axed the item.
Boguslaw’s stance and the next steps
Boguslaw said, “I went to this person’s office for a week straight, ” and added, “They spiked it in this really stupid way. They were so freaked out. ” He also said, “I’m confident in my reporting, and I’d like to see them try to fuck with me. ” One club member confirmed the list is a real 2023 membership list. It is unclear in the provided context what, if any, further reporting, legal action or official response will follow next.
