News & Politics

Guest List

A monthly roundup of people we’d like to have over for drinks, food, and conversation

Photo-illustration by Lauren Bulbin

About Guest List

Guest List is Washingtonian’s fantasy cast of who we’d like to invite over for dinner each month.

Kiran Arjandas Ahuja

If confirmed, Biden’s nominee to run the Office of Personnel Management will be the boss of a lot of locals.

Kiran Arjandas Ahuja

If confirmed, Biden’s nominee to run the Office of Personnel Management will be the boss of a lot of locals.

Anthony Capuano

Bethesda-based Marriott’s new CEO takes over for the late Arne Sorensen.

Sultan Shakir

He leads the advocacy and service organization SMYAL, which will open a third DC shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth.

Lauren Williams

The recently departed editor of Vox will soon launch Capital B, a news out­let for Black communities.

Stewart Bainum

The Chevy Chase hotel magnate shelled out $65 million to keep the Baltimore Sun out of a newspaper-slashing hedge fund’s hands.

Disinvited! Luke Russert

The journalist was among the Georgetown spoilsports objecting to a neighbor’s statues of Transformers characters.

This was initially published in the April, 2021 issue of Washingtonian.