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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib humanitarian activist · Atlantic Council | Selected | Think tank | Humanitarian activist at Atlantic Council. | 6 | 9 |
| Dominique Reynié Fondation pour l'innovation politique | Selected | Think tank | Foundation for Political Innovation (think tank). | 6 | 9 |
| Eric Wargo Ph.D. in anthropology · Washington, D.C. | Selected | Academic | Ph.D. in anthropology from Emory University. | 6 | 9 |
| Ingrid Robeyns professor | Selected | Academic | Professor and author of Limitarianism. | 6 | 9 |
| Jörg Baberowski Historiker · Humboldt-Universität Berlin | Selected | Academic | Historian at Humboldt University Berlin. | 6 | 9 |
| Kevin Roose technology columnist · The New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Technology columnist for New York Times. | 6 | 9 |
| Lyman Stone sociologist and demographer | Selected | Think tank | Demographer, Institute for Family Studies (think tank). | 6 | 9 |
| Maria Domańska Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Eastern Studies Center. | 6 | 9 |
| Tali Sharot neuroscience professor | Selected | Academic | Neuroscience professor, academic title. | 6 | 9 |
| Ellen Coyne journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent, Irish Times. | 6 | 8 |
| Tucker Carlson political commentator · Tucker Carlson Network | Excluded | Journalist | Host of The Tucker Carlson Show. | 6 | 8 |
| Alison Wood Brooks Professor · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 6 | 8 |
| Kate Williams Historian | Selected | Academic | Professor of History and broadcaster. | 6 | 8 |
| Rik Torfs Hoogleraar kerkelijk recht, kerkjurist | Selected | Academic | Professor of canon law. | 6 | 8 |
| Nicklas Andersson förvaltare · Montrose | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist at Montrose. | 6 | 8 |
| Dick Berlijn voormalig Commandant der Strijdkrachten | Selected | Former official | Former commander of armed forces. | 6 | 8 |
| Jason Zweig reporter · WSJ | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Wall Street Journal. | 6 | 8 |
| Brett Christophers professor at Uppsala University · Uppsala University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Uppsala University, non-fiction author. | 6 | 8 |
| Peer Steinbrück ehemaliger Bundesfinanzminister · SPD | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Finance Minister, ex-finance minister. | 6 | 8 |
| Peter Heather Professor | Selected | Academic | British historian and university teacher. | 6 | 8 |
| Jakub Jakóbowski wicedyrektor · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Vice-Director (vice-director) of OSW (think tank). | 6 | 8 |
| Jana Hensel Autorin · ZEIT und ZEIT ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Author at ZEIT, expert analyzing East Germany. | 6 | 8 |
| Michel Paradis professor · Columbia Law | Selected | Academic | Professor at Columbia Law School. | 6 | 8 |
| Alexander Gabuev director · Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center | Selected | Think tank | Director of Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. | 6 | 8 |
| Angela de Jong | Selected | Commentator | Dutch journalist, television critic and columnist. | 6 | 8 |
| Arancha González Laya exministra de Asuntos Exteriores | Selected | Former official | Former Foreign Minister. | 6 | 8 |
| David Sinclair Professor of Genetics · Harvard Medical School | Selected | Academic | Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. | 6 | 8 |
| David van Reybrouck cultuurhistoricus en schrijver | Selected | Commentator | Cultural historian and writer. | 6 | 8 |
| Diana Pasulka professor of religious studies · University of North Carolina Wilmington | Selected | Academic | Professor of Religious Studies at UNC Wilmington. | 6 | 8 |
| Eddie Glaude | Selected | Academic | Professor at Princeton University. | 6 | 8 |
| Geert Mak | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and non-fiction author, historian. | 6 | 8 |
| Helen Toner Executive Director at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology · Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology | Selected | Think tank | Executive Director at Georgetown Center for Security Technology. | 6 | 8 |
| Mike Madrid veteran political consultant | Selected | Commentator | Author of thirty years of research and political campaign. | 6 | 8 |
| Naomi Oreskes Professor of the History of Science · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor of History of Science, Harvard University. | 6 | 8 |
| Nicole Lapin bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and financial expert, current affairs analysis. | 6 | 8 |
| Phillips O'Brien Professor of Strategic Studies · University of St Andrews | Selected | Academic | Professor of Strategic Studies, University of St Andrews. | 6 | 8 |
| Sander Schimmelpenninck journalist, columnist, podcastmaker | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, columnist and podcast maker. | 6 | 8 |
| Sherry Turkle psychologue et sociologue | Selected | Academic | Psychologist, sociologist, university teacher at MIT. | 6 | 8 |
| Judith Butler philosophe | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and university teacher at UC Berkeley. | 6 | 7 |
| Raghuram Rajan professor · Booth School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor, Booth School of Business university. | 6 | 7 |
| Richard Barrons General | Selected | Former official | General, former joint forces commander. | 6 | 7 |
| Jon Meacham presidential historian | Selected | Commentator | Presidential historian, public historian. | 6 | 7 |
| Agnès Levallois vice présidente · Iremmo | Selected | Think tank | Vice-President of Iremmo think tank. | 6 | 7 |
| Daniel Waldenström nationalekonomen | Selected | Economist or consultant | National economist. | 6 | 7 |
| David Robson science writer | Selected | Commentator | Science writer, author of nonfiction books. | 6 | 7 |
| Jonna Bornemark professor i filosofi vid Södertörns högskola · Södertörns högskola | Selected | Academic | Professor of Philosophy at Södertörn University. | 6 | 7 |
| Thomas Piketty economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | World-renowned economist, author on inequality. | 6 | 7 |
| Øystein Olsen Samfunnsøkonom · Civita | Selected | Think tank | Economist at Civita, Norwegian think tank. | 6 | 7 |
| Adam Hanieh Palestinian scholar | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and lecturer at SOAS, University of London. | 6 | 7 |
| Arlindo Oliveira presidente · INESC | Selected | Academic | Presidente INESC, university and research institution. | 6 | 7 |