# List of Bilderberg participants

The following is a list of prominent persons who are known to have attended one or more conferences organized by the Bilderberg meeting. The list is currently organized by category. It is not a complete list and it includes both living and deceased people. Where known, the year(s) they attended are denoted in parentheses, while years denoting unrelated titles and positions are in brackets.

## Royalty
### Belgium

* King Philippe of Belgium (2007–2009, 2012)

### United Kingdom

* King Charles III, Commonwealth realms (1986)
* Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Commonwealth realms (1965, 1967)(deceased)

### Netherlands

* Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1997, 2000, 2006, 2008–2015)
* Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (1954–1975) (deceased)
* King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (2008, 2016, 2022, 2024)

### Norway

* King Harald V of Norway (1984)
* Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (2011)

### Spain

* Juan Carlos I of Spain, King of Spain (2004)
* Queen Sofía of Spain (2008–2011, 2014)

## Politics
### Austria

* Werner Faymann (2009, 2011, 2012) Chancellor [2008–2016]
* Heinz Fischer (2010, 2015) Federal President [2004–2016]
* Alfred Gusenbauer (2007, 2015) Chancellor [2007–2008]
* Andreas Schieder (2016), Chairman, Social Democratic Group

### Belgium

* Yasmine Kherbache (2016), MP, Flemish Parliament
* Charles Michel (2016), Prime Minister
* Paul-Henri Spaak (1963), Former prime minister and Secretary General of NATO, (deceased)

### Canada

* Gordon Campbell (2010), Premier of British Columbia [2001–2011]
* Mike Harris (2006), Premier of Ontario [1995–2002]
* Jason Kenney (2014), Premier of Alberta [2019–2022]
* Bernard Lord (2006), Premier of New Brunswick (1999–2006)
* Frank McKenna (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013), Premier of New Brunswick [1987–1997]
* Bill Morneau (2016–2017), Minister of Finance [2015–2020]
* Alison Redford (2012), Premier of Alberta [2011–2014]
* Brad Wall (2013), Premier of Saskatchewan [2007–2018]
* Nigel S. Wright (2012) Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada [2011–2013]

#### Prime Ministers

* Lester B. Pearson (1968), Prime Minister of Canada [1963–1968], (deceased)
* Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968), Prime Minister of Canada [1968–1979, 1980–1984], (deceased)
* Jean Chrétien (1996), Prime Minister of Canada [1993–2003]
* Paul Martin (1996), Prime Minister of Canada [2003–2006]
* Stephen Harper (2003), Prime Minister of Canada [2006–2015]

### China

* Fu Ying (2011, 2012), Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, former ambassador to the UK and Australia

### Czech Republic

* Karel Schwarzenberg (2008)
* Karel Kovanda (1998)
* Michael Žantovský (1999, 2003)
* Vladimír Dlouhý
* Jiří Pehe (2001)

### Denmark

* Thomas Ahrenkiel (2016), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence
* Søren Pind (2016), Minister of Justice

### Estonia

* Kaja Kallas (2024), Prime Minister

### European Union

* Frits Bolkestein (1996, 2003), former European Commissioner
* Josep Borrell (2023), Vice President, European Commission
* Benoît Coeuré (2016), Member of the executive board, European Central Bank
* Kristalina Georgieva (2016), Vice President, European Commission
* Karel De Gucht (2015), former EU Trade Commissioner
* Paschal Donohoe (2022, 2023, 2024), President, Eurogroup
* Paolo Gentiloni (2023, 2024), European Commissioner for Economy
* Wopke Hoekstra (2024), European Commissioner for Climate Action
* Ylva Johansson (2024), European Commissioner for Home Affairs
* Neelie Kroes (2011), EU Commissioner
* Pascal Lamy (2003, 2010), former European Commissioner for Trade, Director-General of the World Trade Organization [2005–2013]
* Peter Mandelson (1999, 2009,) former European Commissioner for Trade [2004–2008]
* Charles Michel (2022, 2024), President, European Council
* Didier Reynders (2022, 2023), European Commissioner for Justice
* Margaritis Schinas (2022), Vice President, European Commission
* Maroš Šefčovič (2024), European Commissioner Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight
* Pedro Solbes (2010), former European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, former Second Vice President of Spain, former Minister of Economy and Finance

### Finland

* Eero Heinäluoma (2006), former chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Minister of Finance [2005–2007]
* Jyrki Katainen (2007, 2009), chairman of the National Coalition Party, former Minister of Finance and former prime minister
* Alexander Stubb (2015), Minister of Finance, chairman of the National Coalition Party, former prime minister
* Jutta Urpilainen (2012, 2013), former Minister of Finance
* Matti Vanhanen (2009), former prime minister, former chairman of Centre Party
* Elina Valtonen (2019), Politician, vice-chairman of National Coalition Party

### France

* Gaston Defferre (1964), member of National Assembly and mayor of Marseille (as of 1964), (deceased)
* Laurent Fabius (2016), President, Constitutional Council
* Sylvie Goulard (2016), Member of the European Parliament
* Christine Lagarde (2013, 2016), Minister of Finance [2007–2011], managing director of the International Monetary Fund [2011–]
* Emmanuel Macron (2014), President of the French Republic [2017–present]
* Édouard Philippe (2016), Mayor of Le Havre
* Georges Pompidou, Prime Minister of France [1962–1968], President of the French Republic [1969–1974], (deceased)

### Germany

* Joschka Fischer (2008), Foreign Minister [1998–2005]
* Ursula von der Leyen (2015-2016, 2018–2019), Minister of Defence
* Thomas de Maizière (2016), Minister of the Interior, Federal Ministry of the Interior
* Angela Merkel (2005), German Chancellor
* Wolfgang Schäuble (2016), Minister of Finance
* Helmut Schmidt, West German Chancellor
* Klaus Schwab (2016), Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
* Jens Spahn (2017), Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Ministry of Finance
* Peer Steinbrück (2011), German Chancellor Candidate
* Linda Teuteberg (2019), General Secretary, Free Democratic Party
* Stanislaw Tillich (2016), Minister-President of Saxony
* Jürgen Trittin (2012), Environment Minister [1998–2005]
* Guido Westerwelle (2007), Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, (deceased)

### Greece

* George Alogoskoufis (2008, 2009), Minister of Economy and Finance [2004–2009]
* Dora Bakoyannis (2009), Minister for Foreign Affairs [2006–2009]
* Anna Diamantopoulou (2008, 2009), Member of Parliament
* Anastasios Giannitsis (2012), Minister of the Interior (Greece) [2011–2012]
* Kyriakos Mitsotakis (2016), Prime Minister (Greece), [2020–present]
* Giorgos Papakonstantinou (2010, 2011), Minister of Finance [2009–2011]
* Yannis Papathanasiou (2009), Minister for Economy and Finance [2009]
* Yannis Stournaras (2009), Minister of Finance [2012–2013]

### Hungary

* Gordon Bajnai (2014), Prime Minister of Hungary [2009-2010]

### Iceland

* Bjarni Benediktsson (1965, 1967, 1970), Mayor of Reykjavík [1940–47], Foreign Minister [1947–55], editor of The Morning Paper [1956–59], Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs [1959–63], Prime Minister [1963–70], (deceased)
* Björn Bjarnason (1974, 1977), Assistant editor of The Morning Paper [1984–1991], Minister of Education [1995–2002], Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs [2003, 2009]
* Davíð Oddsson (ca. 1991–1999), Mayor of Reykjavík [1982–1991], Prime Minister [1991–2004], Foreign Minister [2004–2005], Central Bank governor [2005–2009], editor of The Morning Paper [as of September 2009]
* Einar Benediktsson (ca. 1970), ambassador: OECD [1956–60], UK [1982–1986], European Union et al. [1986–1991], NATO [1986–1990], United States et al. [1993–1997], etc.
* Geir Haarde, Central Bank economist [1977–1983], member and chairman of the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee [1991–1998], Minister of Finance (1998–2005), Foreign Minister [2005–2006], Prime Minister [2006–2009]
* Geir Hallgrímsson (ca. 1974–1977, 1980), Mayor of Reykjavík [1959–72], Prime Minister [1974–1978], Foreign Minister [1983–1986], Central Bank governor [1986–1990], (deceased)
* Jón Sigurðsson (1993), IMF Board of Directors [1974–1987], Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs [1987–88], Industry and Commerce [1988–93], Central Bank governor [1993–94], Nordic Investment Bank governor [1994–2005]

### Ireland

* Garret FitzGerald (1985), former Taoiseach (deceased)
* Paul Gallagher, Attorney General of Ireland
* Dermot Gleeson, former Attorney General of Ireland
* Charlie McCreevy
* Michael McDowell (2007), former Attorney General, former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
* Michael Noonan (2012, 2016), Minister for Finance
* Peter Sutherland, Director General of the WTO and former Attorney General of Ireland (deceased)
* Simon Coveney (2014), then Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, shortly afterwards became Minister for Defence

### Italy

* Emma Bonino, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Marta Dassù (2016), Senior Director, European Affairs, Aspen Institute
* Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank
* Lilli Gruber, former member of the European Parliament, editor-in-chief and anchor "Otto e mezzo", La7 TV
* Enrico Letta, former prime minister
* Mario Monti, Economist, former prime minister
* Matteo Renzi (2019), former prime minister, leader of Democratic Party
* Renato Ruggiero, former WTO director, politician

### Japan

* Nobuo Tanaka (2009), executive director of the International Energy Agency, 2007–2011

### Netherlands

* Ahmed Aboutaleb (2016), Mayor, City of Rotterdam
* Jan-Peter Balkenende (2008), Prime Minister 2002–2010
* Sharon Dijksma (2016), Minister for the Environment
* Kajsa Ollongren (2016), Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam
* Alexander Pechtold, leader of D66, a political party
* Mark Rutte (2012, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024), Prime Minister
* Diederik Samsom, former leader of PvdA, a political party
* Wopke Hoekstra (2022), Minister of Foreign Affairs

### Norway

* Børge Brende (2016, 2023), President, World Economic Forum; former Finance Minister of the Conservative Party (H); former foreign, trade and environment minister of Norway; former Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross'
* Jens Stoltenberg (2002), the former prime minister of Norway
* Kristin Clemet (1999, 2008), Managing Director of the liberal and conservative think tank Civita, Former Minister of Education and Science
* Geir Lundestad (2005), Director of the Norwegian Nobel institute and Secretary to The Nobel Peace Prize Committee
* Siv Jensen, leader of Fremskrittspartiet (2006)

### Poland

* Józef Retinger (1954 to 1960), Founder and secretary of Bilderberg Group (deceased)
* Andrzej Olechowski (1994, 2004, 2005)
* Hanna Suchocka (1998), Prime Minister
* Jan Vincent-Rostowski (2012) Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Finance,
* Radoslaw Sikorski (2016), Senior Fellow, Harvard University; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Rafał Trzaskowski (2019), President of Warsaw

### Portugal

* Maria Luís Albuquerque (2016), Former Minister of Finance; MP, Social Democratic Party
* José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, former Minister of Justice
* Luís Amado, politician
* Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral (1999), former Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications
* Luís Mira Amaral (1995), former Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity, chairman of Caixa Geral de Depósitos and CEO of Banco Português de Investimento
* Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1981, 1983–1985, 1987–2008), former prime minister of Portugal, 1981–1983 and CEO of Impresa media group
* António Miguel Morais Barreto (1992), former Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
* Fausto Logreira-Celine (2007, 2009–2013, 2016)
* Vítor Constâncio (1988), governor of the Banco de Portugal, Vice President of the ECB
* António Costa (2008), former Minister of Interior, former Mayor of Lisbon current prime minister of Portugal
* João Cravinho, former Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development
* José Manuel Durão Barroso (1994, 2003, 2005, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024), Chair, International Advisors, Goldman Sachs; former President of the European Commission; former prime minister of Portugal and Minister of Foreign Affairs
* José Medeiros Ferreira (1977, 1980), former Minister of Foreign Affairs
* António Guterres (1994), former prime minister of Portugal, former president of the Socialist International and current Secretary-General of the United Nations
* Manuela Ferreira Leite (2009), former Minister of Education and Minister of Finance and Public Administration
* Pedro Santana Lopes (2004), former prime minister of Portugal
* Francisco Luís Murteira Nabo, former chairman of Portugal Telecom, Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications, and current chairman of Galp Energia and president of the Portuguese Economists Association
* Manuel Pinho (2009), former Minister of Economy and Innovation
* Paulo Portas, politician
* Paulo Rangel, politician
* Rui Rio (2008), former Mayor of Porto
* Ferro Rodrigues, former Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity and Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications
* Jorge Sampaio, former President of Portugal
* Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (2010), former Minister of Finance
* Nuno Morais Sarmento, former Minister of Presidency and Minister of Parliament Affairs
* António José Seguro, politician
* Artur Santos Silva, former vice-governor of the Banco de Portugal, chairman of Banco Português de Investimento and current non-executive chairman of Jerónimo Martins
* Augusto Santos Silva, former Minister of Education, Minister of Culture, Minister of Parliament Affairs, and Minister of National Defence
* José Sócrates (2004), former prime minister of Portugal
* Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1998), former Minister of Parliament Affairs and the current president of Portugal

### Spain

* Inés Arrimadas (2019), Party Leader, Ciudadanos
* Pablo Casado (2019), President, Partido Popular
* María Dolores de Cospedal (2011), Secretary General of the People's Party
* Albert Rivera Díaz (2017–2018), Leader of the political party Citizens from 2006 to 2019
* Bernardino León Gross (2008, 2010, 2011), Secretary General of Office of the Prime Minister
* Luis de Guindos (2017), Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness
* Jordi Pujol (1991), President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1980 to 2003
* Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2009), Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004–2010
* Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (2012–2018), Deputy Prime Minister
* Pedro Solbes (2009), Minister of Economy and Finance [1993–1996, 2004–2009]
* Pedro Sánchez (2017), leader (Secretary-General) of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
* José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (2010), Prime Minister [2004–2011]

### Sweden

* Magdalena Andersson (2016), Minister of Finance, Prime Minister 2021-2022.
* Carl Bildt (2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014) Prime Minister 1991–1994, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006–2014
* Anders Borg (2007, 2013) Minister of Finance 2006–2014
* Thorbjörn Fälldin (1978), Prime Minister 1976–1978
* Stefan Löfven (2013), Prime Minister 2014–
* Annie Lööf (2017), Leader of the Centre Party 2011–
* Maud Olofsson (2008), Minister of Industry 2006–2011
* Fredrik Reinfeldt (2006), Prime Minister 2006–2014
* Mona Sahlin (1996), Head of the Swedish Social Democratic Party 2007–2011

### Switzerland

* Christoph Blocher (2009), former member of Federal Council and former CEO of EMS Group
* Doris Leuthard (2011), former member of Federal Council
* Christa Markwalder (2016), president of the National Council and the Federal Assembly
* Rolf Schweiger (2011)
* Martin Vetterli (2016), president, NSF

### Turkey

* Ali Babacan (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013), Minister of Economic Affairs 2002–2007, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2007–2009, Deputy Prime Minister 2009–2015
* Ahmet Ünal Çeviköz [tr] (2019), MP, Republican People's Party (CHP)
* Mehmet Şimşek (2016, 2018), Deputy Prime Minister

### United Kingdom

* Shirley Williams (deceased) (at least 2010, 2013), stateswoman and member, House of Lords; Harvard University Professor; Past President, Chatham House; int'l member, Council on Foreign Relations.
* Helen Goodman (2016)
* Paddy Ashdown (1989), former leader of Liberal Democrats, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (deceased)
* Ed Balls (2006, 2014–2015), former Economic Secretary to the Treasury and advisor to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and was Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (2007–2010)
* Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (Steering Committee member), former Foreign Secretary (deceased)
* Kenneth Clarke (1993, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013) Chancellor of the Exchequer [1993–1997], Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [2008–2010], Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice [2010–2012], Minister without Portfolio [2012–2014]
* Michael Gove (2022), Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2021-], Minister for Intergovernmental Relations [2021-]
* Denis Arthur Greenhill, Lord Greenhill of Harrow (deceased) (1974),) former Head of Foreign and Commonwealth Office
* Denis Healey (founder and Steering Committee member), former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK) (deceased)
* John Kerr (2008–2013, 2015–2016), member of the House of Lords and Deputy Chairman of Scottish Power
* David Lammy (2022), Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (2021-)
* Peter Mandelson (1999, 2008, 2009, [2011–2013]) European Commissioner [2004–2008], Business Secretary [2008–2010]
* John Monks (1996), former TUC General Secretary
* George Osborne (2006–2009, 2013, 2016), Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer [2004–2010], Chancellor of the Exchequer [2010–2016]
* David Owen (1982), former British Foreign Secretary and leader of the Social Democratic Party
* Enoch Powell, (deceased) (1968), MP and Ulster Unionist
* Malcolm Rifkind (1996), former Foreign Secretary
* Eric Roll (1964, 1966, 1967, 1973–1975, 1977–1999) (Bilderberg Steering Committee), Department of Economic Affairs, 1964, later Bilderberg Group Chairman (deceased)
* David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick (1995), Diplomatic posts at European Union and United Nations.
* John Smith (1989) (deceased), Labour Party leader
* Tom Tugendhat (2022), Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee (2017-)

#### Prime Ministers

* Tony Blair (1993), Prime Minister [1997–2007]
* Gordon Brown (1991), Prime Minister [2007– 2010]
* Edward Heath, Prime Minister [1970–1974], (deceased)
* Alec Douglas-Home (1977–1980), Chairman of the Bilderberg Group, Prime Minister [1963–1964], (deceased)
* Margaret Thatcher (at least 1975, 1977, 1986), Prime Minister [1979–1990], (deceased)
* David Cameron (2013), Prime Minister [2010–2016]

### United States

* Stacey Abrams (2023, 2024), CEO of Sage Works Production; former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives; two-time Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia
* Wally Adeyemo (2022, 2024), Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (2021–2025)
* Roger Altman (2008, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2024), Deputy Treasury Secretary from 1993 to 1994, Founder and Chairman of Evercore Partners
* James H. Baker (2022) Director of the Office of Net Assessment 2015–
* George W. Ball (1954, 1993), Under Secretary of State 1961–1968, Ambassador to U.N. 1968 (deceased)
* Sandy Berger (1999), National Security Advisor, 1997–2001 (deceased)
* William J. Burns (2016, 2022), Former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 2014–2021, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 2021–
* Kurt M. Campbell (2022), National Security Council Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific 2021–24, later Deputy Secretary of State 2024–
* Tarun Chhabra (2022, 2023, 2024), Senior Director for Technology and National Security, National Security Council
* Hillary Clinton (1997), First Lady of the US when attending, later 67th United States Secretary of State
* Jared Cohen (2018, 2019), CEO, Jigsaw
* Brian Deese (2023), former director of the National Economic Council (2021-2023)
* Thomas E. Donilon (2012), Executive Vice President for Law and Policy at Fannie Mae ([1999–2005], National Security Advisor (2010–2013)
* Jen Easterly (2022, 2023, 2024), Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency [2021–2025]
* Timothy Geithner (2008, 2009), Treasury Secretary
* Dick Gephardt (2012), former Congressman and House Majority Leader
* Avril Haines (2023), Director of National Intelligence (2021-2025)
* Christian Herter, (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966), 53rd United States Secretary of State (deceased)
* Charles Douglas Jackson (1957, 1958, 1960), Special Assistant to the President (deceased)
* Joseph E. Johnson (1954), President Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (deceased)
* Henry Kissinger (1957, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023,), 56th United States Secretary of State and Chairman of Kissinger Associates (deceased)
* Jared Kushner (2019), Senior Advisor to the President, The White House
* Robert Lighthizer (2024), Chair, Center for American Trade, America First Policy Institute; former United States Trade Representative (2017-2021)
* Mark G. Mazzie (1986, 1987), Chief of Staff, The Honorable George C. Wortley, U.S. House of Representatives.
* H. R. McMaster (2017), U.S. National Security Advisor [2017–2018], and lieutenant-general.
* Richard Perle (2011), Chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee [2001–2003], United States Assistant Secretary of Defense [1981–1987]
* David Petraeus (2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024), Chairman, KKR Global Institute (a part of KKR & Co. Inc.); 4th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
* Gina Raimondo (2022), Secretary of Commerce (2021-2025)
* Condoleezza Rice (2008), 66th United States Secretary of State
* Wilbur Ross (2017), United States Secretary of Commerce [2017–2021]
* Robert Rubin (2016), Co-chair, Council on Foreign Relations
* George Shultz (2008), 60th United States Secretary of State (deceased)
* Jake Sullivan (2022), Director, National Security Council; National Security Advisor (2021-2025)
* Lawrence Summers, Director of the National Economic Council
* Paul Volcker (2010), chair of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board and Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987 (deceased)
* Celeste A. Wallander (2022), Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (2022-2025)
* Bing West (2010), author and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
* Thomas Wright (2023, 2024), Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council
* Robert Zoellick (2008–2015), former Trade Representative, former deputy secretary of state and former president of the World Bank Group

#### Senators

* Tom Daschle (2008), Senator from South Dakota [1987–2005]
* John Edwards (2004), Senator from North Carolina [1999–2005]
* Lindsey Graham (2016), Senator from South Carolina [2003–present]
* Chuck Hagel (1999, 2000), Senator from Nebraska [1997–2009], Secretary of Defense [2013–2015]
* John Kerry (2012), 68th United States Secretary of State and Senator from Massachusetts [1985–2013]
* Kyrsten Sinema (2022), Senator from Arizona (2019–2025)

#### Governors

* Bill Clinton, then Governor of Arkansas (1991), President of the United States [1993–2001]
* Mitch Daniels (2012) Governor of Indiana [2004–2013]
* Jon Huntsman Jr. (2012), Governor of Utah [2005–2009]
* John Hickenlooper (2018), Governor of Colorado [2011–2019], U.S. Senator from Colorado since 2021
* Rick Perry (2007), Governor of Texas [2000–2015]
* Mark Sanford (2008), Governor of South Carolina [2003–2011]
* Kathleen Sebelius (2008), Governor of Kansas [2003–2009], Secretary of Health and Human Services [2009–2014]
* Mark Warner (2005), Governor of Virginia [2002–2006], Senator from Virginia [assumed office 3 January 2009]

## Military
### Canada

* Chris Hadfield (2016), Colonel, Astronaut

### Netherlands

* Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2010), former Secretary General of NATO

### United Kingdom

* Colin Gubbins (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), head of the British SOE (deceased)

### United States

* Keith B. Alexander (2012), Commander US Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency.
* Philip M. Breedlove (2016), Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe
* Alexander Haig (1978), NATO Commander 1974–1979 (US Secretary of State 1981–1982) (deceased)
* Ben Hodges (2022), United States European Command 2014–2018, Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, Center for European Policy Analysis
* Lyman Lemnitzer (1963), Supreme Allied Commander NATO 1963–1969 (deceased)
* Michael Mullen (2022), Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2007-2011)

## Financial institutions
### Austria

* Andreas Treichl (2009), CEO of Erste Bank
* Rudolf Scholten (2010, 2016), Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank
* Walter Rothensteiner (2011) CEO of Raiffeisen Zentralbank

### Belgium

* Thomas Leysen (2016), Chairman, KBC Group

### Canada

* Neil McKinnon, (1965), President of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
* Louis Rasminsky, (1968), third Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973. (deceased)
* Frank McKenna, (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012), Deputy Chair of TD Bank Financial Group, Canadian Ambassador to the United States 2005–2006, Premier of New Brunswick 1987–1997
* Marcel Faribault, (1966), Canadian notary, businessman and administrator, he became president of Trust Général du Canada. (deceased)
* Mark Carney, (2011, 2012), Governor of the Bank of England from July 2013 on, eighth governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the chairman of the Financial Stability Board, an institution of the G20 based in Basel, Switzerland.
* Clark, Edmund, (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012), President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group

### Finland

* Björn Wahlroos (2016), Chairman, Sampo Group, Nordea Bank, UPM-Kymmene Corporation

### France

* Henri de Castries (2008–2015), chairman and CEO of AXA
* Jean-Claude Trichet (2008, 2009, 2010) President of the European Central Bank 2003–2011

### Germany

* Paul M. Achleitner (2016–2019), Treasurer Foundation Bilderberg Meetings; Chairman Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank
* Oliver Bäte (2017), CEO, Allianz SE
* John Cryan (2016), CEO, Deutsche Bank
* Carsten Kengeter (2016–2017), CEO, Deutsche Börse
* Siegmund Warburg (1977) (deceased)

### Greece

* Takis Arapoglou (2009), former chairman and CEO of National Bank of Greece

### Italy

* Claudio Costamagna (2016), Chairman, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.

### Netherlands

* Wim Duisenberg, former European Central Bank President (deceased)

### Poland

* Sławomir Sikora (2004) – CEO of Citibank

### Portugal

* Antonio Nogueira Leite (in Portuguese) (2011), Economist
* Francisco Pinto Balsemão, media businessman
* António Borges, economist, economics professor at INSEAD, Goldman Sachs executive, vice-president of PSD (Social Democratic Party)

### Spain

* Ana Botín (2010, 2016–2019), Group Executive Chair, Banco Santander
* Juan María Nin Génova (2009–2012), CEO of La Caixa
* Matías Rodríguez Inciarte (2010), Vice Chairman of Banco Santander

### Turkey

* Suzan Sabancı Dinçer (2009, 2010), Chairman of Akbank

### United Kingdom

* Gordon Richardson, (1966, 1975) former governor of the Bank of England (deceased)
* Douglas Flint (2016), Group Chairman, HSBC

### United States

* Ben Bernanke (2008, 2009), Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve
* William Joseph McDonough (1997), former president, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (deceased)
* David Rockefeller, Sr. (2008, 2009, 2011), Former chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank (deceased)
* Paul Volcker (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1997, 2009, 2010) (deceased), former chairman of the Federal Reserve
* John E. Waldron (2023), President and COO, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
* Daniel Yergin (2023), Vice Chair, S&P Global

## Corporations
### Austria

* René Benko (2016), Founder and chairman of the advisory board, SIGNA Holding GmbH

### Switzerland

* Rolf Soiron (2011), CEO of Holcim Ltd.

### Canada

* Heather Reisman (2016), Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music

### Denmark

* Christian Dyvig (2016), Chairman, Kompan
* Ulrik Federspiel (2016), Group Executive, Haldor Topsøe

### Finland

* Jorma Ollila (1997, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013), current Non-Executive Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and former chairman of Nokia Corporation

### France

* Patricia Barbizet (2016), CEO, Artemis
* Nicolas Baverez [fr] (2016), Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
* Michel Bon, former CEO of France Telecom
* Tom Enders (2011), CEO of Airbus
* André Lévy-Lang, (in French) former CEO of Paribas
* Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1977), French-Swiss banker, Philanthropist

### Germany

* Josef Ackermann (2008–2011, 2013), CEO of Deutsche Bank
* Otto Wolff von Amerongen, Chairman Otto Wolff
* Werner Baumann (2017), Chairman, Bayer
* Hans-Christian Boos (2019), CEO and Founder, Arago
* Frank Bsirske (2017), Chairman, United Services Union
* Thomas Enders (2016), CEO, Airbus Group
* Ulrich Grillo (2016), Chairman, Grillo-Werke; President, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
* Timotheus Höttges (2016), CEO, Deutsche Telekom
* Sonja Jost (2019), CEO, DexLeChem
* Joe Kaeser (2016), President and CEO, Siemens
* Susanne Klatten (2017), Managing Director, SKion
* Klaus Kleinfeld (2008–2013), Chairman and CEO of Alcoa
* Jürgen E. Schrempp (1994–1996, 1997), 1998, 1999, 2001–2005, 2006, 2007), former CEO of DaimlerChrysler
* Dieter Zetsche (2019), Former chairman, Daimler AGDEU

### Greece

* George A. David (2009–2011), Chairman of Coca-Cola Hellenic
* George Logothetis (2016), Chairman and CEO, Libra Group
* Dimitris Papalexopoulos (2008, 2009, 2012, 2016), CEO, Titan Cement

### Iceland

* Hörður Sigurgestsson, former CEO of shipping line Eimskip, former chairman and CFO of Icelandair

### Ireland

* Peter Sutherland (1989–1996, 1997, 2005), former chairman of BP (deceased)
* Denis O'Brien, billionaire with a variety of business interests (including Digicel, Communicorp, Independent News & Media, Irish Water and Topaz Energy)
* Michael O'Leary (2015–2016), CEO, Ryanair

### Italy

* Giovanni Agnelli (1997), Honorary Chairman of Fiat Automobiles (deceased)
* Umberto Agnelli (1997), Chairman of IFIL (deceased)
* Franco Bernabè (2011, 2013, 2016), CEO of Telecom Italia
* John Elkann (2008–2012, 2014–2016), Chairman and CEO, EXOR; chairman, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

### Netherlands

* Ben van Beurden (2016, 2022, 2023), Special Advisor to the Board, Shell plc; former CEO, Shell plc
* Dolf van den Brink (2023), CEO, Heineken N.V.
* Charlene de Carvalho (2024), Executive Director, Heineken Holding N.V.
* Jean Marc Huët (2022), Chairman, Heineken N.V.
* Jeroen van der Veer (in Dutch) former CEO, Shell plc
* Peter Wennink (2022, 2023), President and CEO, ASML Holding

### Norway

* Svein Richard Brandtzæg (2016), President and CEO, Norsk Hydro
* Jens Chr. Hauge (member of the group's board; industrialist, who resigned as minister of justice in 1955; minister of defence appointment in 1945)
* Helge Lund (2019) chairman of BP and Novo Nordisk.
* Kristin Skogen Lund (2016), Director General, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise

### Poland

* Jacek Szwajcowski (2004, 2005) – CEO of Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna (Polish Pharmaceutical Group)
* Grzegorz Hajdarowicz (2018) – CEO of GREMI International

### Portugal

* Manuel Ferreira de Oliveira, CEO of Galp Energia
* Ricardo Salgado, CEO of Banco Espírito Santo
* Carlos Gomes da Silva (2016), Vice Chairman and CEO, Galp Energia

### Russia

* Anatoly Chubais (1998, 2012, 2024), head of the Russian Nanotechnology Corporation, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics.
* Alexei Mordashov (2011), CEO of Severstal

### Spain

* César Alierta (2010, 2016), Chairman and CEO of Telefónica
* Juan Luis Cebrián (2016), Executive Chairman, PRISA and El País
* José Manuel Entrecanales (2009, 2010), Chairman of Acciona
* Jaime Carvajal, 5th Marquess of Isasi (2010), Chairman of Advent International

### Sweden

* Marcus Wallenberg Jr. (1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
* Peter Wallenberg Sr. (1984, 1987)
* Marcus Wallenberg (1996, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019)
* Percy Barnevik (1992–1996, 1997, 2001), former CEO of ASEA
* Daniel Ek (2024), CEO, Spotify
* Conni Jonsson (2016), Founder and chairman, EQT AB
* Lars Renström (2010), President and CEO of Alfa Laval
* Hans Stråberg (2006), CEO of Electrolux
* Jacob Wallenberg (2000–2016), Chairman of Investor AB

### Switzerland

* Peter Brabeck-Letmathe (2011), Chairman of Nestlé
* André Kudelski (2011, 2016), Chairman and CEO, Kudelski Group
* Daniel Vasella (2008–2013), Chairman of Novartis
* Peter Voser (2010, 2013), Chairman of ABB and former CEO of Royal Dutch Shell

### Turkey

* Süreyya Ciliv (2011), CEO of Turkcell
* Levent Çakiroglu (2017), CEO, Koç Holding
* Mustafa Koç (2008–2013), Chairman of Koç Holding
* Ömer M. Koç (2017–2019), Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.
* Tuncay Özilhan (2010), Chairman of Anadolu Group
* Şefika Pekin (2011), attorney
* Serpil Timuray (2012), CEO of Vodafone Turkey
* Agah Uğur (2009), CEO of Borusan Holding
* Sinan Ülgen (2017), Founding and Partner, Istanbul Economics

### United Kingdom

* Marcus Agius, (2011, 2013, 2016), Chairman, PA Consulting Group
* Lord Browne of Madingley (1995, 1997, 2004), Chief Executive of BP
* Robert Dudley (2016), Group Chief Executive, BP
* Dido Harding (2016), CEO, TalkTalk Group
* Demis Hassabis (2016, 2022, 2023, 2024), CEO and Founder, DeepMind
* John Sawers (2016), Chairman and Partner, Macro Advisory Partners
* Mustafa Suleyman (2022, 2024), CEO, Microsoft AI; co-founder and former CEO, Inflection AI; venture partner at Greylock Partners
* Martin Taylor (1993–1996, 1997, 2013), former CEO of Barclays
* Emma Walmsley (2022), CEO, GlaxoSmithKline plc

### United States

* Sam Altman (2016, 2022, 2023) President, Y Combinator;co-chairman of OpenAI
* Dario Amodei (2024), Co-Founder and CEO, Anthropic
* Jeff Bezos (2011, 2013), Founder and CEO of Amazon
* Albert Bourla (2022, 2023, 2024) Chairman and CEO, Pfizer
* Timothy C. Collins (2008–2012), CEO of Ripplewood Holdings
* David M. Cote (2016), Chairman and CEO, Honeywell
* Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. (2016), President and CEO, TIAA
* Bill Gates (2010), Chairman of Microsoft
* Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., former CEO of IBM
* Donald E. Graham (2008–2010), CEO and chairman of The Washington Post Company, board of directors for Facebook
* Kenneth C. Griffin (2023), Founder and CEO, Citadel LLC
* H. J. Heinz II (1954), CEO of Heinz (deceased)
* Mary Kay Henry (2022), International President of Service Employees International Union
* Mellody Hobson (2016, 2022), President, Ariel Investments, Chairwoman of Starbucks
* Reid Hoffman (2016, 2019, 2022), Co-founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn, partner at Greylock Partners
* Chris Hughes (2011), Co-founder of Facebook
* Kenneth M. Jacobs (2016), Chairman and CEO, Lazard
* James A. Johnson (2016), Chairman, Johnson Capital Partners (deceased)
* Vernon Jordan (2016), Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co
* Alex Karp (2016, 2022, 2023, 2024) CEO, Palantir Technologies
* Klaus Kleinfeld (2016), Chairman and CEO, Alcoa
* Henry Kravis (2008–2016, 2022), co-founder, co-chairman, and co-CEO of KKR
* Richard Levin (2016), CEO, Coursera
* Divesh Makan (2016), CEO, ICONIQ Capital
* Scott Malcomson (2016), Author; President, Monere Ltd.
* Craig Mundie (2016, 2022, 2023), Principal, Mundie & Associates
* Satya Nadella (2019), CEO of Microsoft
* Eric Schmidt (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024), Executive Chairman of Alphabet; former CEO and Chair, Google
* Kevin Scott (2022), CTO, Microsoft Corporation
* Peter Thiel (2007–2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024), President, Thiel Capital LLC; President of Clarium Capital; co-founder of PayPal

### Venezuela

* Gustavo Cisneros (2010), Chairman of Grupo Cisneros

## Academic
### Canada

* Yoshua Bengio (2016, 2024), Professor in Computer Science and Operations Research, University of Montreal
* James Orbinski, (2011), Professor of Medicine and Political Science, University of Toronto, he was President of the International Council of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, aka Doctors Without Borders) at the time the organization received the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.

### China

* Huang Yiping (2011, 2012), Professor of Economics, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University

### Finland

* Matti Apunen [fi] (2016), Director, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA

### France

* C. Fred Bergsten (1971, 1974, 1984, 1997), President, Peterson Institute
* Olivier Blanchard (2016), Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute
* Emmanuelle Charpentier (2016), Director, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
* Thierry de Montbrial, Director of the Institut Français des Relations Internationales

### Germany

* Renate Köcher [de] (2018), Managing Director, Allensbach Institute for Public Opinion Research
* Hans-Werner Sinn (2016), Professor for Economics and Public Finance, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
* Constanze Stelzenmüller (2022), Fritz Stern Chair, The Brookings Institution

### Greece

* Loukas Tsoukalis (2009–2012), President of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy

### Italy

* Carlo Ratti (2016), Director, MIT Senseable City Lab

### Netherlands

* Victor Halberstadt (2000–2012, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024), Professor Emeritus of Economics, Leiden University; former Co-Chair Bilderberg Meetings; former honorary secretary general of Bilderberg Meetings
* Robbert Dijkgraaf (2013), mathematical physicist, director and Leon Levy professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, professor at the University of Amsterdam

### Russia

* Sergei Guriev (2015)

### Spain

* Juan Luis Cebrián (2017–2018), Executive Chairman, El País
* Luis Garicano (2016), Professor of Economics, LSE; Senior Advisor to Ciudadanos

### Switzerland

* Beatrice Weder di Mauro (2016), Professor of Economics, University of Mainz

### Turkey

* Mustafa Akyol (2017), Senior Visiting Fellow, Freedom Project at Wellesley College
* Senem Aydin-Düzgit [tr] (2016), Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair, Istanbul Bilgi University
* Evren Balta [tr] (2019), Associate Professor of Political Science, Özyegin University
* Canan Dağdeviren (2018), Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab
* Selva Demiralp [tr] (2019), Professor of Economics, Koç University
* Emre Erdogan (2024), Professor of Political Science, Istanbul Bilgi University
* Soli Özel [tr] (2016), Professor, Kadir Has University
* Behlül Özkan [tr] (2018), Associate Professor in International Relations, Marmara University
* Metin Sitti (2019), Professor, Koç University; Director, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

### United Kingdom

* Guy Standing (2016), Co-president, BIEN; Research Professor, University of London

### United States

* William C. Dudley (2022) Senior Research Scholar, Princeton University
* Niall Ferguson (2016), Professor of History, Harvard University
* Garry Kasparov (2023), Chair, Renew Democracy Initiative; former World Chess Champion (1985-2000)
* Stephen Kotkin (2023, 2024), Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Professor Emeritus in History and International Affairs, Stanford University
* Marie-Josée Kravis (2016, 2022), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, chair, Museum of Modern Art
* Yann LeCun (2022), Silver Professor of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
* Charles A. Murray (2016), W.H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
* Richard Pipes (1981), Senior Staff Member, National Security Council (deceased)
* Matthew Pottinger (2023), Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution; former Principal Deputy National Security Advisor (2019-2021)
* Nadia Schadlow (2022, 2023, 2024), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy (2018); staff appointee to the National Security Council (2017-2018)
* Ashley J. Tellis (2022, 2023), Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

## Media
### Austria

* Oscar Bronner (2008–2011, 2013), Publisher and Editor, Der Standard

### Canada

* Peter Mansbridge (2010), CBC's chief correspondent and anchor of The National, CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast
* Conrad Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, (1981, 1983, 1985–1997), Hollinger International, Author and former media magnate
* Robert Prichard (2010), the president of Ontario's Metrolinx
* Heather Reisman (2000 – present), CEO of Chapters/Indigo, co-founder of the Heseg Foundation
* David Frum (1997), Canadian American journalist and a former economic speechwriter for President George W. Bush

### Denmark

* Tøger Seidenfaden (1999, 2001–03), editor-in-chief, Politiken (deceased)

### France

* Nicolas Beytout, (in French) Editor of Le Figaro (France)
* Etienne Gernelle [fr] (2016, 2017), Editorial Director, Le Point
* Érik Izraelewicz (2012), CEO of Le Monde (deceased)

### Germany

* Mathias Döpfner (2016–2019), Chairman and CEO, Axel Springer SE
* Thomas Ebeling (2016), CEO, ProSiebenSat.1
* Julia Jäkel (2016), CEO, Gruner + Jahr

### Greece

* Alexis Papahelas (2008, 2009), Managing editor of Kathimerini

### Italy

* Carlo Rossella (1997), Editor, La Stampa
* Lilli Gruber (2012, 2016), Journalist – Anchorwoman, La7

### Spain

* Juan Luis Cebrián (2008–2012), CEO of PRISA
* Javier Monzón (2019), Chairman, PRISA

### Switzerland

* Michael Ringier (2009), Chairman of Ringier
* Pietro Supino (2012), Chairman of Tamedia

### Turkey

* Cansu Çamlibel [tr] (2017), Washington DC Bureau Chief, Hürriyet Newspaper
* Sami Kohen (2009), Senior Foreign Affairs Columnist of Milliyet
* Murat Yetkin [tr] (2018), Editor-in-chief, Hürriyet Daily News

### United Kingdom

* Zanny Minton Beddoes (2016, 2022, 2023, 2024), Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
* Will Hutton (1997), former CEO of The Work Foundation and editor-in-chief for The Observer
* Shashank Joshi (2022, 2023), Defence Editor, The Economist
* Andrew Knight (1996), journalist, editor, and media baron

### United States

* Fouad Ajami (2012), Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University (deceased)
* Anne Applebaum (2016, 2022, 2023, 2024) Staff Writer, The Atlantic; Columnist, Washington Post; Director of the Transitions Forum, Legatum Institute
* William F. Buckley Jr. (1996), columnist and founder of National Review (deceased)
* Richard Engel (2016), Chief Foreign Correspondent, NBC News
* Megan McArdle (2016), Columnist, Bloomberg View
* John Micklethwait (2016), Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg L.P.
* Peggy Noonan (2016), Author, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
* Charlie Rose (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012), Executive Editor and Anchor, 'Charlie Rose'
* George Stephanopoulos (1996, 1997), Former Communications Director of the Clinton Administration (1993–1996), now ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent
* Bret Stephens (2024), Opinion Columnist, New York Times
* Fareed Zakaria (2024), CNN Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS