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
589 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahm Emanuel ehemals Stabschef im Weißen Haus unter Obama, Bürgermeister von Chicago, zuletzt Botschafter | Selected | Former official | Formerly White House chief of staff and mayor. | 28 | 40 |
| John Bolton US national security advisor | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. national security advisor. | 24 | 41 |
| Sean Spicer Former White House Press Secretary · White House | Selected | Former official | Former White House spokesperson under Trump. | 23 | 57 |
| Christian Lindner FDP-Chef · FDP | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Finance Minister (former minister). | 19 | 21 |
| Steve Bannon former White House chief strategist | Selected | Former official | Former White House chief strategist. | 18 | 40 |
| Marjorie Taylor Greene Former Congresswoman | Selected | Former official | Former Congresswoman. | 18 | 32 |
| Hillary Clinton former Secretary of State | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of State. | 18 | 20 |
| Ben Hodges former Commanding General · US Army Europe | Selected | Former official | Former general commanding U.S. Army Europe. | 17 | 28 |
| Liz Truss Former Prime Minister · Conservative Party | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of United Kingdom. | 17 | 28 |
| Mart de Kruif oud-Commandant Landstrijdkrachten | Selected | Former official | Retired general, former commander. | 16 | 57 |
| David Petraeus General · United States Army | Selected | Former official | General and former CIA director. | 16 | 21 |
| Boris Johnson former PM · The Spectator | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister. | 15 | 18 |
| Robert Habeck ministre | Selected | Former official | Former German Vice Chancellor. | 15 | 18 |
| Chris Voss former Lead FBI Negotiator · Black Swan Group | Selected | Former official | Former Lead FBI Negotiator. | 14 | 16 |
| Steve Baker investigative reporter · Blaze Media | Selected | Former official | Former Conservative MP. | 13 | 60 |
| Andrew Weissmann former Mueller prosecutor | Selected | Former official | Former Mueller investigation prosecutor. | 13 | 41 |
| Alastair Campbell | Selected | Former official | Director of communications at 10 Downing Street (end of 2003). | 13 | 25 |
| Frans Timmermans GroenLinks-PvdA | Selected | Former official | Former Vice President of European Commission (end 2019). | 13 | 21 |
| Stacey Abrams voting rights activist and former Georgia house minority leader | Selected | Former official | Former Georgia House minority leader. | 13 | 20 |
| Mike Pompeo former U.S. Secretary of State | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Secretary of State. | 13 | 19 |
| Leo Varadkar Former Taoiseach | Selected | Former official | Former Taoiseach, former Irish prime minister. | 12 | 17 |
| Miles Taylor former chief of staff at Department for Homeland Security · Department for Homeland Security | Selected | Former official | Former DHS chief of staff. | 11 | 35 |
| Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Ex-CSU-Verteidigungsminister | Selected | Former official | Former CSU Defense Minister. | 11 | 25 |
| John Kiriakou author, journalist and former intelligence officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA analyst, case officer and intelligence officer. | 11 | 21 |
| Gérard Araud ancien ambassadeur | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France. | 11 | 18 |
| Andrew Bustamante Former covert officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former covert CIA officer. | 11 | 14 |
| Robert Malley Veteran Middle East peace negotiator | Selected | Former official | Former diplomatic advisor. | 11 | 12 |
| Leszek Miller były premier | Selected | Former official | Former prime minister of Poland. | 10 | 36 |
| Rudy Giuliani former Mayor of New York | Selected | Former official | Former Mayor of New York. | 10 | 26 |
| Volker Wissing Ex-FDP-Minister | Selected | Former official | Former FDP Transport Minister. | 10 | 13 |
| Tony Shaffer fmr CIA · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA, Lt. Col. | 9 | 96 |
| Hubert Védrine ancien Secrétaire général de l'Élysée | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary General of Elysee, former Foreign Affairs Minister. | 9 | 16 |
| Kevin Kühnert ehemalige SPD-Generalsekretär | Selected | Former official | Former SPD General Secretary, former official. | 9 | 16 |
| Aleksander Kwaśniewski Prezydent | Selected | Former official | Former president of Poland. | 9 | 13 |
| Matthias Strolz | Selected | Former official | Former politician, posts ended 2018. | 9 | 10 |
| Kari Elisabeth Kaski stortingsrepresentantene · SV | Selected | Former official | Former Storting politician. | 8 | 64 |
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer voormalig NAVO-secretaris-generaal | Selected | Former official | Former NATO Secretary-General (former). | 8 | 28 |
| Hans-Georg Maaßen ehem. Präsidente des deutschen Bundesamtes für Verfassungsschutz | Selected | Former official | Former president of Federal Constitutional Protection Office (ehem.). | 8 | 25 |
| Mark Hertling Lt. Gen. (Ret.) | Selected | Former official | Lt. Gen. (Ret.), retired military officer. | 8 | 18 |
| Sylvie Bermann Ancienne ambassadrice | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to Beijing and Moscow. | 8 | 13 |
| Hans Spekman Oud PvdA-voorzitter | Selected | Former official | Former president of Labour Party (Oud PvdA-voorzitter). | 8 | 12 |
| Mark Montgomery Former Deputy Director for Plans, Policy, and Strategy · U.S. European Command | Selected | Former official | Former Deputy Director at U.S. European Command. | 8 | 10 |
| Dennis Ross long-time US Middle East advisor | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. advisor on Middle East. | 8 | 8 |
| Gerdi Verbeet Juryvoorzitter | Selected | Former official | Former president of Dutch House of Representatives. | 7 | 15 |
| Michel Friedman publizist, Talkmaster, Jurist, Philosoph und ehemaliger Politiker | Selected | Former official | Former politician, title 'ehemaliger Politiker' in data. | 7 | 13 |
| Kajsa Ollongren demissionair Minister van Defensie | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister of Netherlands. | 7 | 12 |
| Ed Nijpels Voormalig VVD-leider | Selected | Former official | Former VVD Leader (former party leader). | 7 | 11 |
| Frauke Petry | Selected | Former official | Former Bundestag and Landtag Saxony member (end of 2021). | 7 | 11 |
| Kurt Campbell former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. | 7 | 10 |
| Nicola Sturgeon former First Minister · Écosse | Selected | Former official | Former First Minister of Scotland. | 7 | 8 |