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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Henkin professor of history · University of California at Berkeley | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at UC Berkeley. | 1 | 1 |
| David Hepworth legendary music journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Legendary music journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| David Herrando director general · Pensumo | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Pensumo. | 1 | 1 |
| David Hogg Gun control advocate | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Gun control advocate. | 2 | 2 |
| David Holthouse gonzo journalist, writer & filmmaker | Excluded | Journalist | Gonzo journalist writer filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| David Honnorat | Selected | Commentator | Author, video creator and podcaster. | 2 | 5 |
| David Huron professor · Ohio State University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Ohio State University. | 1 | 1 |
| David I. Kertzer Vatican scholar | Selected | Commentator | Vatican Scholar, author. | 1 | 1 |
| David Icke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Ignatius Washington Post columnist and author · Washington Post | Selected | Commentator | Washington Post Columnist and Author. | 8 | 21 |
| David Insua | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Jessup historielärare | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced as a history teacher in a Minnesota pioneer episode; the linked profile is a bare researcher with no field, and namesakes exist. | 1 | 2 |
| David Jiménez Moreno architecte | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architect. | 1 | 1 |
| David Jiménez Torres profesor y articulista | Selected | Commentator | Profesor and columnist. | 3 | 3 |
| David Khalfa spécialiste du Proche-Orient | Selected | Think tank | Middle East specialist, Jean-Jaurès Foundation. | 1 | 4 |
| David Kirsch Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship · University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of Maryland. | 1 | 1 |
| David Klimeš novinář · Page Not Found | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist (page not found). | 1 | 1 |
| David Knowles Head of Audio Development · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Head of Audio Development at Telegraph. | 1 | 7 |
| David Ko Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| David Konisky Associate Dean for Research · Paul H. O'Neill School of Public Affairs | Selected | Academic | Associate Dean, Paul H. O'Neill School. | 2 | 2 |
| David Koplow Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law · Georgetown University Law Center | Selected | Academic | Professor of law at Georgetown. | 1 | 1 |
| David Kuhn Project Manager · Dublin Port Company | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Lammy Shadow Foreign Secretary · Labour Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign Secretary in office. | 2 | 2 |
| David Larousserie journaliste au service Sciences · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Science section journalist at Le Monde. | 1 | 1 |
| David Laws former education minister · Education Policy Institute | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Former minister, heads think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| David Lay Williams Political Theorist · Princeton UP | Selected | Academic | Political theorist at Princeton. | 1 | 1 |
| David Le Breton professeur de sociologie et d'anthropologie · Université de Strasbourg | Selected | Academic | Professor of anthropology at Strasbourg. | 3 | 3 |
| David Levy Mount Palomar Observatory | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Amateur astronomer at Mount Palomar Observatory. | 1 | 1 |
| David Lidington Distinguished Fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Distinguished Fellow at RUSI, former MP. | 2 | 2 |
| David Lindén historian | Selected | Commentator | Swedish historian. | 2 | 2 |
| David Lisnard président · Association des Maires de France | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Cannes in office. | 2 | 2 |
| David Liu Chief Financial Officer · SuccessKPI | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Financial Officer. | 1 | 1 |
| David Ludwig global head of equity capital markets · Goldman Sachs | Excluded | Business executive | Global head of team at Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 1 |
| David MacMillan | Selected | Academic | Chemist at Princeton University. | 1 | 1 |
| David Mamet playwright, author, and filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Martens professor datawetenschapsethiek · Universiteit Antwerpen | Selected | Academic | Professor at Universiteit Antwerpen. | 1 | 1 |
| David McCann commentator and politics lecturer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| David McRaney auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author of How Minds Change. | 3 | 4 |
| David McWilliams economist, writer and Irish Times columnist · Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Economist and columnist for Irish Times. | 10 | 13 |
| David Meder research fellow · Danish Research Centre For Magnetic Resonance | Selected | Academic | Research fellow, research center | 1 | 1 |
| David Meltzer | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and speaker. | 1 | 1 |
| David Miles member of the OBR's Budget Responsibility Committee · Office for Budget Responsibility | Selected | Economist or consultant | Member of fiscal responsibility committee. | 3 | 3 |
| David Mitchell | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science fiction novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| David Murphy Dr · Maynooth University | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Maynooth University. | 1 | 2 |
| David Nasaw Historien américain spécialisé dans l'histoire culturelle, sociale et commerciale | Selected | Academic | Historian at City University of New York. | 2 | 2 |
| David Nauer Ukraine-Korrespondent · SRF | Excluded | Journalist | Ukraine correspondent at SRF. | 1 | 1 |
| David Neagle founder and President · Life is Now Inc. | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and President. | 1 | 1 |
| David Neyskens Amerikakenner | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| David Nicholls writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| David Noriega periodista especializado en vivienda · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Housing journalist, elDiario.es. | 1 | 1 |