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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dame Sally Davies UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, Chief Medical Officer · Department of Health | Selected | Former official | Former Chief Medical Officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Baer Acting Director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Europe Program, former U.S. Ambassador · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Acting Director Carnegie Endowment (think tank), former U.S. Ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Karbler Former Commander · U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense | Selected | Former official | Former Commander of U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense. | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Taub former Israeli Ambassador · UK | Selected | Former official | Former Israeli Ambassador to the UK. | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Alexander Chief of Staff Nick Clegg | Selected | Former official | Was Chief of Staff to Nick Clegg. | 1 | 1 |
| Darrell Blocker Former deputy director of the CIA Counterterrorism Center · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former deputy director of CIA Counterterrorism. | 1 | 1 |
| David Campbell-Bannerman former Tory MEP | Selected | Former official | Former Tory MEP, Brexit minister. | 1 | 1 |
| David Laws former education minister · Education Policy Institute | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Former minister, heads think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Delbert Roll former Army officer and CIA operations officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former Army officer and CIA operations officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Didier Maus Constitutionnaliste et président émérite de l'Association française de droit constitutionnel · Association française de droit constitutionnel | Selected | Former official | Mayor of Samois-sur-Seine (end of 2020). | 1 | 1 |
| Douglas H. Wise Senior Intelligence Service Officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Retired from CIA (former official). | 1 | 1 |
| Dr Madhavan Nair former Chairman · Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) | Selected | Former official | Former president of Indian space agency ISRO. | 1 | 1 |
| Dr Shaney Mor former Director for Foreign Policy for Israel's National Security Council | Selected | Former official | Former Director for Foreign Policy, former Israeli security advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Kronenberg oud-topambtenaar | Selected | Former official | Former senior civil servant. | 1 | 1 |
| Edu Madina | Selected | Former official | Former Socialist MP. | 1 | 1 |
| Egon Johannes Greipl bayerischer Generalkonservator | Selected | Former official | Former general curator in Bavaria, indication 'ehemaliger'. | 1 | 1 |
| Eija-Riitta Korhola Philosophe · ICEF | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Philosopher at ICEF think tank, former MEP. | 1 | 1 |
| Eliot A. Cohen Former Counsellor of the United States Department of State · U.S. State Department | Selected | Former official | Former advisor to U.S. State Department. | 1 | 1 |
| Elisabeth Meuleman | Selected | Former official | Former member of Flemish Parliament. | 1 | 1 |
| Ellen Zane former CEO · Tufts Medical Center | Selected | Former official | Former CEO of Tufts Medical Center. | 1 | 1 |
| Elísio Summavielle presidente do Centro Cultural de Belém e antigo secretário de estado da Cultura · Centro Cultural de Belém | Selected | Former official | Former Culture Secretary of State. | 1 | 1 |
| Erik Ramanathan former US Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Eva Nowotny ehemalige Diplomatin | Selected | Former official | Former diplomat (former diplomatic). | 1 | 1 |
| Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Alt-Bundesrätin | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Councillor (female) (former Swiss federal councilor). | 1 | 1 |
| Fausto Bertinotti Ex Presidente della Camera | Selected | Former official | Former Speaker of the Chamber. | 1 | 1 |
| Felix Rodriguez CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer | Selected | Former official | Former CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Francesco Greco magistrato in pensione | Selected | Former official | Retired magistrate. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Moreno Gómez historiador | Selected | Former official | Historian and former Deputy Congress member (end of 1989). | 1 | 1 |
| François Zimeray ancien ambassadeur de France pour les droits de l'homme | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France. | 1 | 1 |
| Félix Moreno | Selected | Former official | Former regional governor of Callao (end 2017-2018). | 1 | 1 |
| Ger Baron voormalig directeur Digitalisering en Innovatie en Chief Technology Officer (CTO) · gemeente Amsterdam | Selected | Former official | Former Director, former government official. | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Boeuf ancien président · Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle | Selected | Academic et Former official | Former president of National Museum. | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Galloux Ancien enquêteur à la police judiciaire · Police judiciaire de Nanterre | Selected | Former official | Former investigator at judicial police. | 1 | 1 |
| Gina Bennett | Selected | Former official | Former intelligence analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Giuditta Pini ex deputata del PD | Selected | Former official | Former PD MP. | 1 | 1 |
| Glen VanHerck General (Ret.) · NORAD/NORTHCOM | Selected | Former official | Retired general NORAD/NORTHCOM. | 1 | 1 |
| Gregory Bovino former Border Patrol Commander at Large | Selected | Former official | Former Border Patrol Commander at Large. | 1 | 1 |
| Gunde Ziegelberger ehemalige Leiterin des Bereichs Forschung und Bewertung · Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz | Selected | Former official | Former director of German federal institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Gus O'Donnell former cabinet secretary · UK Government | Selected | Former official | Former cabinet secretary UK. | 1 | 1 |
| Hamish de-Bretton Gordon Chemical Weapons Expert and Former Tank Commander | Selected | Former official | Former tank commander and chemical weapons expert (former). | 1 | 1 |
| Helen McCaw former analyst · Bank of England | Selected | Former official | Former Bank of England analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Helge Adam Møller ancien politique et militaire | Selected | Former official | Former politician and military. | 1 | 1 |
| Helle Degn | Selected | Former official | Member of Folketing until 2001. | 1 | 1 |
| Henrik Sass Larsen | Selected | Former official | Minister for Commerce of Denmark until 2015. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Acheson former prison governor | Selected | Former official | Former prison governor. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Smith | Selected | Former official | Former PM of Rhodesia (end 1979). | 1 | 1 |
| Ina Brouwer advocaat & voormalig politicus | Selected | Lawyer et Former official | Lawyer and former politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Ines Stilling Arbeiterkammer | Selected | Former official | Former minister (end 2020). | 1 | 1 |
| J. Michael Luttig Judge | Selected | Former official | Former Fourth Circuit judge. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Protasiewicz były europoseł · PO | Selected | Former official | Former member of European Parliament. | 1 | 1 |