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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Monasch voormalig politici | Selected | Former official | Former politician (voormalig politici). | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Sławek | Selected | Former official | Ambassador of Poland to UAE end 2024, past diplomatic position. | 1 | 1 |
| James R. Webb | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Senator and Secretary of the Navy. | 1 | 1 |
| James W. Keyes former CEO | Selected | Former official | Former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Jarrad Former Deputy Commanding General · U.S. Army Pacific | Selected | Former official | LTG (Ret.) Deputy Commanding General U.S. Army Pacific. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamil Jaffer former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer · Senate Foreign Relations Committee | Selected | Former official | Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Bogatko | Selected | Former official | Deputy to Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, historical position. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski były minister rolnictwa | Selected | Former official | Former agriculture minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Moens auteur | Selected | Former official | Mayor of Koudekerke until 1945, former local leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Janne Aalto kenttärovasti · Puolustusvoimien tutkimuslaitos | Selected | Former official | Municipal councillor Finland, former local political official. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Djebbari ancien Ministre des Transports | Selected | Former official | Former Transport Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Jacques Urvoas professor | Selected | Academic et Former official | Professor, former Keeper of the Seals. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Maurice Ripert Ambassadeur de France · Nations Unies | Selected | Former official | French ambassador to United Nations. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Pierre Camby ancien administrateur des services · Assemblée nationale | Selected | Former official | Former administrator of National Assembly services. | 1 | 1 |
| Jens Kramer Mikkelsen tidl. overborgmester · København | Selected | Former official | Former mayor of Copenhagen (tidl.). | 1 | 1 |
| Jeppe Kofod former Minister of Foreign Affairs | Selected | Former official | Former Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Gerlach Tidligere kongressmann | Selected | Former official | Former congressman. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim O'Neill Burnham advisor | Selected | Economist or consultant et Former official | Economist at Goldman Sachs and House of Lords. | 1 | 1 |
| Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa była minister kultury, kompozytorka i dyrygentka | Selected | Former official | Former culture minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Jodi Herman former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer · Senate Foreign Relations Committee | Selected | Former official | Former assistant to American Senate committee. | 1 | 1 |
| Johan Visser | Selected | Former official | Member of the Senate of the Netherlands (until 1971). | 1 | 1 |
| John Bercow | Selected | Former official | Speaker of the House of Commons (late 2019). | 1 | 1 |
| John J. Sullivan former State Department official and U.S. ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former State Department official and U.S. ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| John Kitzhaber former Governor, ER Doctor · Oregon | Selected | Former official | Former Governor of Oregon. | 1 | 1 |
| John Kyle former deputy leader · PUP | Selected | Former official | Former deputy leader of the PUP. | 1 | 1 |
| John McLaughlin former acting and deputy director · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former acting and deputy director of CIA. | 1 | 1 |
| José Antonio Martín Pallín magistrado emérito del Tribunal Supremo · Tribunal Supremo | Selected | Former official | Emeritus magistrate of the Supreme Court. | 1 | 1 |
| José María Lasalle | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Essayist, former Spanish state secretary. | 1 | 1 |
| João Albuquerque especialista em relações internacionais | Selected | Former official | Member of European Parliament (until 2024). | 1 | 1 |
| Juan Zarate former deputy national security advisor | Selected | Former official | Former deputy national security advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Kornbluh Ambassador · German Marshall Fund | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Karim Ahmad Khan former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court · International Criminal Court | Selected | Former official | Former Prosecutor at International Criminal Court. | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Donegan Vice Admiral · USN | Selected | Former official | Vice Admiral USN, retired. | 1 | 1 |
| Kezia Dugdale Stonewall | Selected | Former official | Former leader of Scottish Labour Party. | 1 | 1 |
| Kjell Magne Bondevik tidligere statsminister og KrF-leder | Selected | Former official | Former prime minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Kjell-Olof Feldt handelsminister | Selected | Former official | Trade minister 1970-1975, former minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Krzysztof Kozłowski | Selected | Former official | Former member of Polish Senate, positions ended. | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Peter Fredén diplomate retraité | Selected | Former official | Retired diplomat. | 1 | 1 |
| Laura Sandys former Tory MP | Selected | Former official | Former Tory MP. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurent Fabius ancien président du Conseil constitutionnel | Selected | Former official | Former President of Constitutional Council. | 1 | 1 |
| Laurie Bristow Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Komornicki gen. | Selected | Former official | General, former deputy chief of General Staff, military official. | 1 | 1 |
| Liz Lloyd former special adviser and chief of staff | Selected | Former official | Former special adviser and chief of staff. | 1 | 1 |
| Lord Stewart Wood advisor · former Gordon Brown administration | Selected | Former official | Advisor former Gordon Brown administration. | 1 | 1 |
| Luc Gnacadja Ex-Umweltminister | Selected | Former official | Former Environment Minister of Benin. | 1 | 1 |
| Luc Jochimsen | Selected | Former official | Former member of German Bundestag. | 1 | 1 |
| Lucia Hodgson deputy director of communications · former Boris Johnson administration | Selected | Former official | Former deputy director of communications for Boris Johnson administration. | 1 | 1 |
| Madeleine Albright U.S. Secretary of State | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Secretary of State. | 1 | 1 |
| Manuel Fernández Ordóñez | Selected | Former official | Former governor of Bank of Spain. | 1 | 1 |
| Mar España directora de la Agencia Española de Protección de Datos · Agencia Española de Protección de Datos | Selected | Former official | Former director of Spanish Data Protection Authority. | 1 | 1 |