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
2,058 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Bush FT correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at Financial Times. | 8 | 47 |
| Julia Wouters politicoloog, spindoctor | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist, spin doctor and writer analyst. | 8 | 43 |
| Roland Tichy Publizist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist / essayist. | 8 | 42 |
| Stefano Feltri giornalista · Domani | Selected | Commentator | Director of Domani (analysis newspaper director). | 8 | 27 |
| Franz-Olivier Giesbert écrivain, éditorialiste · Esprits Libres | Selected | Commentator | Writer and columnist for Esprits Libres. | 8 | 25 |
| Matt Taibbi editor · Racket News | Selected | Commentator | Editor of Racket News. | 8 | 21 |
| David Ignatius Washington Post columnist and author · Washington Post | Selected | Commentator | Washington Post Columnist and Author. | 8 | 21 |
| Brad Stulberg cofounder · The Growth Equation | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author, executive coach, researcher. | 8 | 20 |
| Richard David Precht Philosoph und Autor | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author, analysis of ideas. | 8 | 19 |
| Sönke Iwersen co-author · Handelsblatt | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Tesla Files, investigative book. | 8 | 19 |
| Chris Giles economics editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics commentator and editor at Financial Times. | 8 | 18 |
| Jan Fleischhauer Focus-Kolumnist · Focus | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Focus. | 8 | 17 |
| Jacob Silverman author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Gilded Rage, nonfiction essayist. | 8 | 17 |
| Justus Bender auteur · F.A.S. | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor, F.A.S., and author. | 8 | 16 |
| Lionel Shriver Spectator contributor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Spectator contributor, sociopolitical analysis column. | 8 | 16 |
| Kim Ghattas author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Black Wave, nonfiction. | 8 | 15 |
| Paul Gogo journaliste, auteur | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author Special Operation. | 8 | 14 |
| Liz Hoffman business and finance editor · Semafor | Selected | Commentator | Business and finance editor Semafor. | 8 | 14 |
| Pippa Malmgren Dr | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitical analyst, PhD economist. | 8 | 13 |
| Gilles Gressani direttore della rivista · Le Grand Continent | Selected | Commentator | Director of journal Le Grand Continent. | 8 | 13 |
| Jaime Nogueira Pinto historiador | Selected | Commentator | Portuguese historian, historical analyst. | 8 | 12 |
| Radosław Pyffel analityk, komentator | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, analyst analyzing current politics. | 8 | 12 |
| Amy Gallo HBR contributing editor, expert workplace conflict and communication, co-host Women at Work · Harvard Business Review | Selected | Commentator | HBR contributing editor, workplace analysis expert. | 8 | 11 |
| Jessie Inchauspé fondatrice · Glucose Goddess | Selected | Commentator | Biochemist, founder of Glucose Goddess movement. | 8 | 11 |
| Debra Soh neuroscientist PhD | Selected | Commentator | Neuroscientist, now columnist and author on gender. | 8 | 11 |
| Julie Bindel Feminist | Selected | Commentator | Feminist writer and radical feminist activist. | 8 | 11 |
| Soto Ivars | Selected | Commentator | Spanish essayist and opinion columnist. | 8 | 11 |
| Peter Zeihan ehemalige Stratfor Geopolitik-Experte und Buchautor · Stratfor | Selected | Commentator | Former Stratfor expert and author, geopolitical analyst for public. | 8 | 10 |
| Jon Gordon leadership author and speaker | Selected | Commentator | Leadership author and speaker. | 8 | 10 |
| David Sirota political journalist · The Lever | Selected | Commentator | Founder editor-in-chief of The Lever. | 8 | 9 |
| Eli Lake host | Selected | Commentator | Host of The ReEducation with Eli Lake, analyst. | 8 | 9 |
| Thant Myint-U autor, historian, diplomat | Selected | Commentator | Author, historian and diplomat. | 8 | 9 |
| Ben Domenech | Selected | Commentator | Political pundit, Wikidata opinion journalist. | 8 | 8 |
| Matt Duss author | Selected | Commentator | Author and foreign policy expert. | 8 | 8 |
| Aaron Maté | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and analyst of public policy criticism. | 7 | 134 |
| Rafael Behr Political columnist and podcaster · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist and commentator at The Guardian. | 7 | 104 |
| Fraser Nelson écrivain · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The Spectator and Columnist at Times, editor in chief. | 7 | 102 |
| Florian Klenk Chefredakteur · FALTER | Selected | Commentator | FALTER editor-in-chief, ideas magazine editor-in-chief. | 7 | 50 |
| Cindy Yu columnist and contributing editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and contributing editor for The Times. | 7 | 44 |
| Eleanor Barraclough author | Selected | Commentator | Author of history, Embers of the Hands. | 7 | 23 |
| Katarzyna Kasia filosof, publicystka | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and publicist, philosopher and publicist. | 7 | 22 |
| Ian Dunt political writer and commentator | Selected | Commentator | Political writer and commentator. | 7 | 21 |
| Martin Kragh | Selected | Commentator | Author of Historiens återkomst. | 7 | 20 |
| Emilio Cozzi giornalista | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author, analyst. | 7 | 17 |
| Sakine Madon auteure · Uppsala Nya Tidning | Selected | Commentator | Author and political editor-in-chief of Uppsala Nya Tidning. | 7 | 17 |
| Jacob Heilbrunn Editor · The National Interest | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The National Interest, geopolitical analysis. | 7 | 14 |
| Lindsay Chervinsky auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Making the Presidency', historical essay. | 7 | 14 |
| Daniel Gerlach Autor, Publizist, Orientalist, Nahost-Experte · zenith | Selected | Commentator | Author, Publizist, Middle East expert, zenith (political commentator). | 7 | 13 |
| Martin Bech Holte Forfatter | Selected | Commentator | Non-fiction writer. | 7 | 13 |
| Elinor Odeberg | Selected | Commentator | Economic historian and editorialist. | 7 | 12 |