The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal on the semi-secret annual Allen and Co. gathering in Sun Valley, Idaho, known as "summer camp for billionaires." There, Democratic Party leaders like Sen. Chuck Schumer and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore met with tech oligarchs like Palantir CEO Alex Karp and OpenAI founder Sam Altman, as well as Hollywood studio heads and corporate media elites like Anderson Cooper and Bari Weiss. First daughter Ivanka Trump was also on hand. A full guest list of the Allen and Co. gathering is below: Big Tech Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Eddy Cue, senior vice president of services at Apple Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Jeff Bezos, executive chairman of Amazon Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision Blizzard Media and entertainment David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery Bruce Campbell, chief revenue and strategy officer of Warner Bros. Discovery Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company Dana Walden, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment Alan Bergman, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment Josh D'Amaro, chairman of Disney Experiences Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN Michael Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company Rupert Murdoch, former chairman of News Corp Lachlan Murdoch, chairman of News Corp Robert Thompson, CEO of News Corp Barry Diller, chairman of IAC Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix Greg Peters, co-CEO of Netflix Reed Hastings, chairman of Netflix Neal Mohan, CEO of YouTube Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast Jason Blum, CEO of Blumhouse Productions Brian Grazer, film and television producer Bryan Lourd, CEO of Creative Artists Agency Michael Ovitz, co-founder of Creative Artists Agency Ynon Keri, CEO of Mattel Charles Rivkin, CEO of the Motion Picture Association Ravi Ahuja, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media Derek Chang, CEO of Liberty Media Mike Fries, CEO of Liberty Global Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation Entertainment Casey Wasserman, CEO of Wasserman Media Group Corporate media Michael Bloomberg, majority owner of Bloomberg L.P. Diane Sawyer, anchor for ABC News Anderson Cooper, anchor of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 Erin Burnett, anchor of CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront Andrew Ross Sorkin, financial columnist for The New York Times and co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box Becky Quick, co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box Bari Weiss, editor of The Free Press Bret Baier, chief political anchor for FOX News Evan Osnos, staff writer for The New Yorker David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post Gayle King, co-host of CBS Mornings David Begnaud, contributor for CBS News Bill Cowher, analyst for CBS Sports Politics Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia Wes Moore, governor of Maryland Chuck Schumer, Senate minority leader Gina Raimondo, former commerce secretary Other Ivanka Trump Diane von Furstenberg, fashion designer Ruth Rogers, owner of The River Café Invite your friends and earn rewardsIf you enjoy The Grayzone, share it with your friends and earn rewards when they subscribe. © 2025 The Grayzone |