The President
ActiveHe chairs all official proceedings, controls the agenda, and determines — by personal judgment and without appeal — when a gathering has concluded.
He has ended gatherings after forty minutes when something displeased him and after nine days when something didn't. Both are remembered. Neither has been questioned.
The Record
He made his fortune in the management of other people's fortunes and considers this distinction philosophically important. He owns properties in seven countries and refers to all of them as "considerations." He once declined a cabinet-level appointment by returning the offer with a single word written across it in red ink. The word has never been publicly disclosed. The man who extended the offer did not respond. He resigned from his post eleven weeks later, citing personal reasons.
The President is believed to maintain a direct line of communication with the heads of at least four intelligence services. He regards this not as power but as hygiene. "You want to know what's happening," he has said, "before it happens to you."
He has served as President for longer than the bylaws technically permit. This was raised once by a newer member during a procedural session. The matter was referred to The Fixer. It has not been raised since.
Mezcal Negroni
Governed, not stirred