Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,558
Excluded19,870
Selected8,688
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,341Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,970
Why the others are excluded
People
27,700 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Flueckiger akutläkare | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Emergency room doctor. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Frank Direktor des Verbands Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen (VSE) · Verbands Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen | Excluded | Business executive | Director of electricity association, not a think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Franzese Former capo for New York's Colombo crime family · Colombo crime family | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Freeman co-founder and CEO · Ocutrx | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Ocutrx. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Friis H.C Anderson Capital | Excluded | Business executive | H.C Anderson Capital, investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Friis Jorgensen aktiechef · HC Andersen Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Stock manager, asset manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Gielkens | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Götz Gustavo Gusto | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Hagner Mediziner und Wissenschaftshistoriker | Selected | Academic | Historian of science at ETH Zurich. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Haigh Head of FIC and Commodity Research · Societe Generale | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Research at Societe Generale. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Hall Molekularbiologe · Biozentrum der Universität Basel | Selected | Academic | Molecular biologist Biozentrum University of Basel. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Hayden General · NSA, CIA | Selected | Former official | Former NSA and CIA director General. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Healy CEO · IG Consumer | Excluded | Business executive | IG Consumer CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Herrera Former United States Marine | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Heseltine Environment Secretary et Defence Secretary · gouvernement britannique | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of House of Lords in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Hilgers LPC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | LPC counselor and licensed professional therapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Hobbes | Excluded | Journalist | Empty position, no information on journalistic activity. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Hough director of MJH Structural Engineers | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of MJH Structural Engineers. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Howell | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Huntington UFO researcher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | UFO researcher, specialist. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Huppertz Psychiater, Psychotherapeut und Achtsamkeitstrainer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist, psychotherapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Hurnaus Gründer & CEO · Tractive | Excluded | Business executive | Tractive founder and CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Hynes chief executive officer · Evara | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Executive Officer at Evara. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Inzlicht psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Iversen ejendomsinvestor, -udvikler og entreprenør | Excluded | Business executive | Real estate investor and entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael J. Mauboussin Head of Consilient Research · Counterpoint Global, Morgan Stanley Investment Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Consilient Research at Morgan Stanley. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael J. Sheridan auteur · Routledge | Selected | Commentator | Author, Routledge. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Jones biographe | Selected | Commentator | Biographer. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Joseph Gross Vanity Fair contributing editor · Vanity Fair | Excluded | Journalist | Vanity Fair Contributing Editor, magazine editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Jucker Sporthistoriker, Leiter bei «Swiss Sports History» und Co-Leiter des FCZ-Museums · Swiss Sports History, FCZ-Museum | Selected | Academic | Sports historian Swiss Sports History. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Kaa Andersen founder Ejendomsinvest and Proark Group · Ejendomsinvest, Proark Group | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Ejendomsinvest and Proark Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Kaatz Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Kelly | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Kovrig ancien diplomate canadien · Canada | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Krings Paläobotaniker · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Selected | Academic | Paleobotanist at Ludwig Maximilians University. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Krüger Schriftsteller und ehemaliger Hanser-Verleger | Selected | Commentator | Writer, author. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Lamb | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Philosophy Bites episode on Augustine and hope as a virtue; the linked profile is a Cambridge developmental psychologist, an unrelated namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael LaRosa Biden insider | Excluded | Serving politician | Biden insider, political official. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Lauber Ex-Bundesanwalt | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Prosecutor. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Lehofer Prof., Psychiater | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Prof., Psychiatrist. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Logarzo coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Lohscheller CEO · Polestar | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Polestar. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Losier Law of Attraction expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Law of Attraction expert, coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Luca professor · Johns Hopkins Carey Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Ludwig SPÖ | Excluded | Serving politician | SPÖ, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Lyons | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Lück Unternehmensberater | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Management consultant, consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael MC Christiansen komiker og vært · Langt fra løgnen | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael McNicholl fondateur · McNicholl Caravans | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of McNicholl Caravans. | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Mederos y Schnitzler Prof. · LMU München | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Institute of Pharmacology at LMU Munich. | 1 | 1 |