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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Thys oud-luitenant-generaal | Selected | Former official | Former lieutenant general, former military official. | 1 | 1 |
| Marco Costi ehemalige Gemeindepräsident · Bodio | Selected | Former official | Former president of Swiss municipality. | 1 | 1 |
| Marshall Manson former CEO · Ogilvy | Selected | Former official | Former CEO of Ogilvy, career in agencies. | 1 | 1 |
| Martijn Bos voormalig CEO · Boska Holland | Selected | Former official | Former CEO of Boska Holland. | 1 | 1 |
| Mary O'Rourke former Senator | Selected | Former official | Former Senator. | 1 | 1 |
| Mathias Mossberg author and former ambassador | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Author and former ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Mathilde Vanackere ancienne professeure agrégée de lettres aujourd'hui diplomate | Selected | Former official et Academic | Former professor, now diplomat (public official). | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Hancock | Selected | Former official | Secretary of State for Health, positions end of 2021. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Bartlett Republican strategist | Selected | Former official | Republican strategist, former Trump State Department official | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Doyle former Downing Street communications director · Downing Street | Selected | Former official | Former Downing Street communications director. | 1 | 1 |
| Matthias Wissmann Verkehrsminister | Selected | Former official | Former transport minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Maurice Saatchi former Tory Chairman and ad man | Selected | Former official | Former Conservative Party Chairman. | 1 | 1 |
| Megan Barry First Female Mayor of Nashville | Selected | Former official | First Female Mayor of Nashville, former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Merici Vinton Former Senior Advisor to IRS Commissioner | Selected | Former official | Former Senior Advisor to IRS Commissioner. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Diefenbacher Dr., ehemaliger Leiter Stadtarchiv · Stadtarchiv Nürnberg | Selected | Former official | Former head of Nuremberg City Archives. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Hayden General · NSA, CIA | Selected | Former official | Former NSA and CIA director General. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Lauber Ex-Bundesanwalt | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Prosecutor. | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers Former Director, Senior Advisor · National Security Agency, Brunswick Group | Selected | Former official | Former director of NSA. | 1 | 1 |
| Mikkel Bjørn Dansk Folkeparti | Selected | Former official | Former member of Folketing (end 2023). | 1 | 1 |
| Mogkweetsi Masisi | Selected | Former official | Former President of Botswana. | 1 | 1 |
| Morgan McSweeney chief of staff · No10 | Selected | Former official | Former No. 10 Chief of Staff. | 1 | 1 |
| Mário Soares Président da República | Selected | Former official | President of the Republic, former government official. | 1 | 1 |
| Nabil Fahmy السفير والوزير الأسبق | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador and minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Hopton RUSI | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Distinguished Fellow at RUSI (think tank) and former ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Reynolds historian and former CIA officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Boles | Selected | Former official | Former member of British Parliament. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Hækkerup tidligere forsvarsminister | Selected | Former official | Former defense minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicoletta della Valle Ex-Fedpol-Chefin · Bundesamt für Polizei (Fedpol) | Selected | Former official | Former head of Federal Police Office. | 1 | 1 |
| Nils Lundgren tidigare partiledare · Junilistan | Selected | Former official | Former party leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Nina Turner Former Senator | Selected | Former official | Former Senator. | 1 | 1 |
| Olaug Bollestad | Selected | Former official | Former Minister of Agriculture and Parliament member, ended 2021. | 1 | 1 |
| Oliver Letwin | Selected | Former official | Former UK minister, ended posts in 2015. | 1 | 1 |
| Paavo Väyrynen entinen ulkoministeri | Selected | Former official | Former foreign minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Palpu Pushpangandan chercheur, ancien directeur · TBGRI Thiruvananthapuram | Selected | Academic et Former official | Researcher, TBGRI, former botanical garden director. | 1 | 1 |
| Passos Coelho antigo primeiro-ministro · PSD | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of Portugal. | 1 | 1 |
| Per Stig Møller forhenværende udenrigsminister | Selected | Former official | Former foreign minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Lapp FBI counterintelligence expert · FBI | Selected | Former official | Retired FBI counterintelligence expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Hansen chef for FN's hjælpeorganisation for palæstinensiske flygtninge - UNRWA · UNRWA | Selected | Former official | Head of UNRWA, UN public authority (past). | 1 | 1 |
| Philip Rycroft | Selected | Former official | Senior British government official. | 1 | 1 |
| Pilar del Castillo ministra de cultura | Selected | Former official | Minister of Education, Culture and Sport (until 2004). | 1 | 1 |
| Ramalho Eanes | Selected | Former official | Former President of Portuguese Republic. | 1 | 1 |
| Reiner Hoffmann ehemaliger DGB-Vorsitzender · Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung | Selected | Former official | Former DGB chairman. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Papp retired senior executive · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former senior executive at CIA (retired). | 1 | 1 |
| Rodericka Applewhaite | Selected | Former official | Former White House collaborator, indication 'alum'. | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Carstels former US Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. presidential envoy, indication 'former'. | 1 | 1 |
| Rosemary DiCarlo | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Ambassador to United Nations. | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Crosswell former Republican, former federal prosecutor | Selected | Former official | Former federal prosecutor, former Republican. | 1 | 1 |
| Réginald Moreels chirurg, staatssecretaris | Selected | Former official | Former State Secretary (staatssecretaris). | 1 | 1 |
| Santiago Cuadrado historiador, entonces alcalde | Selected | Former official | Historian and former mayor of Barcarrota. | 1 | 1 |
| Shachar Shohat Former Commander, Israel Air Defense Forces | Selected | Former official | Brigadier general (Ret.), former commander Israeli Air Force. | 1 | 1 |