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
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedicte Bull ekspert på Latin-Amerika | Selected | Academic | Full professor at University of Oslo. | 4 | 6 |
| Bob Bauer Professor of Practice · New York University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Practice, NYU. | 4 | 6 |
| Cary Cooper Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor and researcher at University of Manchester. | 4 | 6 |
| Daniel Marín | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator. | 4 | 6 |
| Daniel Tutt author | Selected | Commentator | Author of How to Read Like a Parasite, book. | 4 | 6 |
| Edwin Bendyk Batory Foundation | Selected | Think tank | Director, Batory Foundation, Polish think tank. | 4 | 6 |
| Elliott Abrams Special Representative for Iran from 2020 to 2021 | Selected | Former official | Former Special Representative for Iran 2020-2021. | 4 | 6 |
| Eudald Carbonell arqueólogo | Selected | Academic | Paleontologist, professor at Rovira i Virgili University. | 4 | 6 |
| Franklin Camargo political commentator · PragerU | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator at PragerU. | 4 | 6 |
| Gaspard KOENIG Philosophe, écrivain, président du cercle de réflexion GenerationLibre · GenerationLibre | Selected | Think tank | President of GenerationLibre, think tank. | 4 | 6 |
| Guillermo Pulido Politólogo y doctorando en Estudios Estratégicos y Disuasión Nuclear | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in strategic studies. | 4 | 6 |
| Johan Remkes Oud-informateur en oud-minister | Selected | Former official | Former informateur and former minister. | 4 | 6 |
| John Harris Guardian columnist · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Guardian columnist. | 4 | 6 |
| Kwasi Kwarteng former Chancellor of the Exchequer | Selected | Former official | Former Chancellor of the Exchequer. | 4 | 6 |
| Lina Khatib associate fellow · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Associate fellow at Chatham House, recognized think tank. | 4 | 6 |
| Lotte Folke Opinionsredaktør · Politiken | Selected | Commentator | Opinion editor at Politiken. | 4 | 6 |
| Luca Perri astrofisico · Osservatorio di Merate e Planetario di Milano | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at Merate Observatory. | 4 | 6 |
| Marik von Rennenkampff scribent · The Hill | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at The Hill, former government official. | 4 | 6 |
| Mark Mahaney senior managing director · Evercore | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Managing Director and market strategist at Evercore bank. | 4 | 6 |
| Matthew Szydagis Astroparticle physicist | Selected | Academic | Researcher State University New York Albany | 4 | 6 |
| Mick Mulvaney former White House Chief of Staff | Selected | Former official | Former White House Chief of Staff. | 4 | 6 |
| Morteza Hajizadeh Ph.D. graduate in English · University of Auckland | Selected | Academic | Ph.D. graduate in English, University of Auckland. | 4 | 6 |
| Nicole Hemmer historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Vanderbilt. | 4 | 6 |
| Olivier Blanchard Paris School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Paris School of Economics affiliation, university. | 4 | 6 |
| Orysia Lutsevych head of the Ukraine Forum · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Ukraine Forum director at Chatham House. | 4 | 6 |
| Paul Poast Professor · University of Chicago, Department of Political Science | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Chicago, Political Science. | 4 | 6 |
| Peter Hein van Mulligen dr. | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist from the Netherlands. | 4 | 6 |
| Piotr Skwieciński | Selected | Former official | Ambassador (end of 2024), also opinion journalist. | 4 | 6 |
| Roselyne Bachelot Ancienne ministre | Selected | Former official | Former minister. | 4 | 6 |
| Steve Hou Quant Researcher · Bloomberg Indices | Selected | Economist or consultant | Quant researcher at a bank. | 4 | 6 |
| Thilo Mischke Journalist, Autor | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author. | 4 | 6 |
| Tom Karako director of the Missile Defense Project · CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Director of Missile Defense Project at CSIS. | 4 | 6 |
| Valérie Niquet Spécialiste de la Chine · Fondation pour la Recherche stratégique | Selected | Think tank | China specialist Foundation for Strategic Research. | 4 | 6 |
| Wojciech Hermeliński były szef Państwowej Komisji Wyborczej · Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza | Selected | Former official | Former chief of Electoral Commission. | 4 | 6 |
| Antoine Oberdorff journaliste politique · L'Opinion | Selected | Commentator | Political journalist at L'Opinion, political analysis. | 4 | 5 |
| Bill McKibben climate activist and author · Third Act | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Climate activist, matches no role. | 4 | 5 |
| Clas Svahn författaren och UFO-experten | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and UFO expert. | 4 | 5 |
| Dana Mattioli investigative reporter covering Amazon · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter Wall Street Journal. | 4 | 5 |
| Henk Vermeer buitenlandwoordvoerder · BBB | Excluded | Serving politician | BBB foreign affairs spokesperson, active politician. | 4 | 5 |
| Jimmie Åkesson partiledare · Sverigedemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Sweden Democrats party leader, serving politician. | 4 | 5 |
| Karsten Wildberger Bundesdigitalminister · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal digital minister in office. | 4 | 5 |
| Maciej Korowaj podpułkownik rezerwy, analityk wschodniej wojskowości · Instytut bezpieczeństwa i rozwoju międzynarodowego | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reserve colonel, former military officer. | 4 | 5 |
| Michał Wawrykiewicz mecenas · Wolne Sądy | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of European Parliament in office, europoslan. | 4 | 5 |
| Mona Keijzer vicepremier · Gouvernement des Pays-Bas | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Prime Minister Dutch Government IN OFFICE. | 4 | 5 |
| Nick Timiraos chief economics correspondent · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Economics correspondent for Wall Street Journal. | 4 | 5 |
| Niels Paarup-Petersen politiker · Centre Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Riksdag politician, politician in office. | 4 | 5 |
| Rachel Maddow MSNBC anchor · MSNBC | Excluded | Journalist | MSNBC presenter and podcast host, animator. | 4 | 5 |
| Errin Haines guest host · The 19th | Selected | Commentator | Editor-at-Large at The 19th, politics analyst. | 4 | 5 |
| Erica Chenoweth Political scientist · Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Frank Stanton Professor at Harvard Kennedy School. | 4 | 5 |
| Greg Ip Chief Economics Commentator · WSJ | Selected | Commentator | Chief Economics Commentator at Wall Street Journal. | 4 | 5 |