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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hervé Novelli ancien député · Cercle des Entrepreneurs Engagés | Selected | Former official | Former French MP. | 1 | 2 |
| John Deasy | Selected | Former official | Teachta Dála of Ireland (late 2020). | 1 | 2 |
| Juan Manuel Santos expresidente · Colombia | Selected | Former official | Former President of Colombia (former public official). | 1 | 2 |
| Steffen Hjaltelin politisk analytiker og tidl. strategisk radvgiver | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Political analyst, former adviser. | 1 | 2 |
| Steven van Eijck speciaal gezant circulaire economie · LPF | Selected | Former official | Former state secretary, former public official. | 1 | 2 |
| Søren Kryhlmand departementschef · Beskæftigelsesministeriet | Selected | Former official | Former (previous) department head at ministry. | 1 | 2 |
| Abbas Gallyamov former speechwriter | Selected | Former official | Former speechwriter. | 1 | 2 |
| Abou Djaffar ancien analyste de la DGSE, auteur · DGSE | Selected | Former official et Commentator | Former DGSE analyst, author. | 1 | 2 |
| Aina Vidal | Selected | Former official | Former member of Spanish Congress (end 2019). | 1 | 2 |
| Azeredo Lopes antigo ministro da Defesa | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister (Portuguese). | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Rand former senior advisor at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | Selected | Former official | Former senior advisor to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | 1 | 2 |
| Javier Gómez Bermúdez magistrado · Audiencia Nacional | Selected | Former official | Former magistrate, former public official. | 1 | 2 |
| Jean-Louis Borloo ancien ministre · UDI | Selected | Former official | Former minister and founding president of UDI. | 1 | 2 |
| Linda Lindberg | Selected | Former official | Former member of Swedish Riksdag. | 1 | 2 |
| Mora Namdar Former assistant secretary of state · Trump administration | Selected | Former official | Former assistant secretary of state under Trump administration. | 1 | 2 |
| Ned Price former spokesperson at the state department and previously the deputy ambassador to the UN · State Department | Selected | Former official | Former spokesperson and deputy ambassador. | 1 | 2 |
| Payne Griffin Ex-Vize-Stabschef · FTI Consulting | Selected | Former official | Former deputy chief of staff to US Trade Representative. | 1 | 2 |
| Raphaël Mesa ancien inspecteur des impôts | Selected | Former official | Former tax inspector. | 1 | 2 |
| Rolf Mowatt-Larssen CIA Chief · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former official, CIA Chief. | 1 | 2 |
| Samuel Brownback Former Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador. | 1 | 2 |
| Stefano Stefanini diplomatico, Senior Advisor · ISPI | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Senior Advisor ISPI, diplomat. | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Bodström advokat, tidigare justitieminister | Selected | Former official | Former justice minister, lawyer. | 1 | 2 |
| Toni Negri philosophe | Selected | Academic et Former official | Professor at multiple universities. | 1 | 2 |
| Abdalla Hamdok ehemaliger Premierminister | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Keith former State Department official · State Department | Selected | Former official | Former State Department official. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Zurofsky former Director of State Policy and Agency Management · State of New York | Selected | Former official | Former Director of State Policy, New York. | 1 | 1 |
| Adriana Delgado | Selected | Former official | Former member of Catalan Parliament (end 2020). | 1 | 1 |
| Agnieszka Romaszewska była szefowa Belsatu · Belsat | Selected | Former official | Former director of Belsat. | 1 | 1 |
| Agostino Ghiglia auteur | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Author and former Italian deputy (late 2013). | 1 | 1 |
| Aisha Musa former leader | Selected | Former official | Former civilian leader of Sudan. | 1 | 1 |
| Alain Richard Ancien ministre de la Défense | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Allen Ault former commissioner of corrections · state of Georgia | Selected | Former official | Former commissioner of corrections for Georgia. | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Karlsson tidigare vetenskapsattaché · Elsevier | Selected | Former official | Former scientific attache at Elsevier. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Levin former U.S. Representative from Michigan | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Representative from Michigan. | 1 | 1 |
| Annegret Kramp Karrenbauer CDU-Vorsitzende · CDU | Selected | Former official | Former CDU Chairman, former official. | 1 | 1 |
| Arne Roland tidligere CEO · CHC Helikopterservice | Selected | Former official | Former CEO of CHC Helikopterservice. | 1 | 1 |
| Babatunde Irukera former director-general · Nigeria's Consumer Protection Council | Selected | Former official | Former director-general of Nigeria's Consumer Protection Council. | 1 | 1 |
| Bartosz Marczuk były wiceminister pracy i polityki społecznej · Instytut Sobieskiego | Selected | Former official et Think tank | Former deputy minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Beatriz Talegón | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Opinion journalist, former politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Bertrand Besancenot Expert du Moyen-Orient | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador, Middle East expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Bjørn Bisserup tidl. forsvarschef · PensionDanmark | Selected | Former official | Former military defense chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Boris Bondarev former Russian diplomat | Selected | Former official | Former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev. | 1 | 1 |
| Bort Koelewijn oud-burgemeester · Bunschoten | Selected | Former official | Former mayor of Bunschoten. | 1 | 1 |
| Burkard Hagspiel ehemaliger Werkleiter Stadtentwässerung · Stadtentwässerung Nürnberg | Selected | Former official | Former plant manager, former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Martínez Gorriarán author | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Writer and University Teacher, former Congress member (end 2016). | 1 | 1 |
| Carsten Fjord-Larsen pensioneret flotilleadmiral | Selected | Former official | Retired flotilla admiral, retired admiral. | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Clarke Labour Home Secretary | Selected | Former official | Former British Home Secretary. | 1 | 1 |
| Christophe van der Maat demissionair staatssecretaris · Defensie | Selected | Former official | Demissionair (resigned) state secretary Defense. | 1 | 1 |
| Christopher Kirchhoff former senior official · Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit | Selected | Former official | Former senior official at Pentagon. | 1 | 1 |
| Cindy Storer fd analytiker · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA analyst (fd). | 1 | 1 |