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
1,846 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Tondelier Secrétaire nationale · Les Écologistes | Excluded | Serving politician | National Secretary of Les Écologistes, political position in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Mario Voigt Ministerpräsident · Thüringen | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president Thuringia, minister in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Kelly sénateur · AI Ireland | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office, politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Markus Söder Ministerpräsident · Bavière | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president of Bavaria, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Mary Daly president · Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Federal Reserve Bank, public authority official in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Mary Lou McDonald Deputy, TD · Sinn Féin | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy TD Sinn Féin, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| María Corina Machado de-facto leader of the Venezuelan opposition | Excluded | Serving politician | Venezuelan opposition leader. | 2 | 2 |
| Mathias Müller colonel EMG · Schweizer Armee | Excluded | Serving politician | Colonel in Swiss Army. | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Carthy Sinn Féin TD · Sinn Féin | Excluded | Serving politician | Sinn Féin TD, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Matthias Miersch stellvertretender Vorsitzender · SPD-Bundestagsfraktion | Excluded | Serving politician | German Bundestag member, in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Małgorzata Paprocka szefowa Kancelarii Prezydenta RP · Kancelarii Prezydenta | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of Presidential Chancellery, public official. | 2 | 2 |
| Mel Stride Shadow Chancellor · UK Government | Excluded | Serving politician | Shadow Chancellor, government official in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Mette Frederiksen statsminister | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime minister in office, minister. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Collins leader of Independent Ireland · Independent Ireland | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent Ireland leader, politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Neil Kinnock Ancien chef du Labour · Parti travailliste | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of House of Lords, parliamentary member in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Neil Shastri-Hurst Conservative health spokesman | Excluded | Serving politician | Conservative health spokesman and Tory MP, active politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Nicolas Vaujour Amiral, chef d'état-major · Marine nationale | Excluded | Serving politician | Admiral, chief of naval staff in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Noora Fagerström menestynyt yrittäjä, sijoittaja, kokoomuksen kansanedustaja ja kolmen lapsen äiti | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member from Finland in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Ole Birk Olesen ordfører · Liberal Alliance | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader in office, politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Olga Givernet députée · Ensemble Pour la République | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member currently serving. Politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Olivier Falorni député · Les démocrates | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving. | 2 | 2 |
| Paweł Jabłoński PiS | Excluded | Serving politician | PiS politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Pekka Toveri kansanedustaja | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary · USA | Excluded | Serving politician | Defense Secretary USA, minister in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Frølich Høyrepolitiker · Høyre | Excluded | Serving politician | Conservative politician, currently in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Kyle Labour | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Philipp Amthor Staatssekretär im Digitalministerium | Excluded | Serving politician | State secretary Digital Ministry, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Philippe Rio maire · Grigny | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Grigny public responsibility in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Pierre-Joseph Givre général de corps d'armée · Armée de Terre | Excluded | Serving politician | Army corps general in office, Army. | 2 | 2 |
| Ralf Stegner senior German Social Democrat | Excluded | Serving politician | Senior German Social Democrat, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Renske Leijten politicus · SP | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member currently serving, Dutch Chamber SP. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Kenyon Reform UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Reform UK politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Roberto Vannacci generale | Excluded | Serving politician | General in office, military. | 2 | 2 |
| Roderic O'Gorman Minister for Integration · Green Party Ireland | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister in office and Green Party leader, politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Johnson Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Prosor Botschafter · Israel | Excluded | Serving politician | Israeli ambassador in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Rui Tavares coporta-voz · Livre | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-spokesperson for Livre, active. | 2 | 2 |
| Sammy Mahdi voorzitter · CD&V | Excluded | Serving politician | Chair of CD&V, party leader in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse Senator · Judiciary Committee | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator on Judiciary Committee in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sigrid Maurer stellvertretende Klubobfrau der Grünen · Grüne Österreich | Excluded | Serving politician | Club chairperson of the Greens, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Simen Velle skolepolitiske talsperson · Frp | Excluded | Serving politician | Political spokesman and youth leader of FpU. | 2 | 2 |
| Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille minister · Kristeligt Dagblad | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Economy and Interior Affairs Denmark in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sira Rego ministra de Juventud e Infancia · Gobierno de España | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Youth and Children Spain in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophie Hermans minister van Klimaat en Groene Groei · Nederland | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Climate and Green Growth in the Netherlands. | 2 | 2 |
| Sorcha Eastwood MLA of the Alliance party · Alliance party | Excluded | Serving politician | MLA and MP, active politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Evers Berliner Finanzsenator · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | Berlin finance senator CDU, in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sunita Biharie wethouder · SP | Excluded | Serving politician | Alderman in office. Local politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Sven Schulze Ministerpräsident · Sachsen-Anhalt | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president of Saxony-Anhalt in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sławomir Dudek przewodniczący Rady Fiskalnej · Rada Fiskalna | Excluded | Serving politician | President of U.S. Oil & Gas Association. | 2 | 2 |
| Sławomir Mentzen candidate à la présidence · Konfederacja | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidential candidate and co-leader. | 2 | 2 |