Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,663
Selected8,924
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,498Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist2,011
Why the others are excluded
People
483 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hester Carvalho schrijver en journalist · NRC | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, profession outside the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ib Michael Rasmussen forfatter · Eventyrernes Klub | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and adventurer, member of the Adventurers Club. | 1 | 1 |
| Iban Martínez autor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction saga. | 1 | 1 |
| Igiaba Scego scrittrice | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Ingrid Carlqvist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Swedish author and journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Inés Martín Rodrigo periodista y escritora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Irmgard Braun Kletterin und Autorin | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Climber and author. | 1 | 1 |
| J.J. Benítez | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of books on UFOs. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaap Scholten schrijver · stichting Protect Ukraine | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author (writer/activist). | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Dukaj | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Polish science fiction writer, novel author. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Beaumont auteur · DGSE | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of detective novels, fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Thorne co-creator · Netflix | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Co-creator of Netflix film, artistic creation. | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Higgins writer, producer and director | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Female filmmaker and audiovisual producer. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Helberg | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | US State Department undersecretary in office since 2025. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakob Sorgenfri Kjær journalist på Politiken og forfatter · Politiken | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist at Politiken and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Lorenzen Filmemacher | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Filmmaker, does not correspond to any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Jane Casey Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Irish crime novelist, fiction novel author. | 1 | 1 |
| Janine Driver author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and expert on body language. | 1 | 1 |
| Jared Cohen auteur · Goldman Sachs | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Leader at Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 1 |
| Jari Tervo kirjailija | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist and television personality. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Pérez Campos periodista | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Andrea | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Filmmaker and novelist, fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Kinney author, cartoonist, and owner · An Unlikely Story Bookstore and Café | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction author (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), cartoonist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Wetzler Auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Leader, self-development author. | 1 | 1 |
| Jelle Brandt Corstius schrijver | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and TV presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Jens Balzer Autor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author, no clear analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Jens Bisky deutscher Journalist und Buchautor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jens Erik Schultz tidigare overlæge, forfatter bogen Krigen i Nordøstgrønland | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Former senior physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Jens Ganman journalist och författare | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer, non-fiction uncertain. | 1 | 1 |
| Jero García auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author, last novel is fiction (novelist). | 1 | 1 |
| Jilly Cooper | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | British female novelist, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Collins author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Business consultant and writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo De Poorter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Belgian television presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Joakim Broman | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Swedish writer and editor, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Joana Leitão de Barros jornalista, escritora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Joby Warrick författare | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | American journalist at Washington Post, not clearly analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Johannes Anyuru | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Swedish poet and author, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| John Banville author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and Booker Prize winner, fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| John Boyne writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, Fiction Novelist (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas). | 1 | 1 |
| John Grisham author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction novels (fiction writer). | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Swan authors | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist at Axios, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Jorge Carrasco escritor y guionista | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and screenwriter. | 1 | 1 |
| Jos de Putter documentairemaker · VPRO | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Documentary filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| José Calvo Poyato escritor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce Jonathan auteure-compositrice-interprète | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Musician, singer-songwriter. | 1 | 1 |
| Juan Carlos García Funes autor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of novel. Fiction is not current events commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Juan Cruz | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist without evidence of analysis work. | 1 | 1 |
| Juan Gabriel Vasquez | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| Juan José Millás periodista y escritor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and novelist without evidence of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Juanma Sayalonga director | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film director (production leader). | 1 | 1 |