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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Borman bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and doctor, history author. | 6 | 11 |
| Viva Frei lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, practicing attorney. | 6 | 42 |
| 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 |
| Adam Riess astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist and professor at Johns Hopkins University. | 6 | 10 |
| Adi Ignatius Editor in Chief · Harvard Business Review | Selected | Commentator | Editor in Chief of Harvard Business Review. | 6 | 24 |
| Agnieszka Legucka Prof. · Polskiego Instytutu Spraw Międzynarodowych | Selected | Think tank | Prof at Polish Institute of International Affairs. | 6 | 19 |
| Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib humanitarian activist · Atlantic Council | Selected | Think tank | Humanitarian activist at Atlantic Council. | 6 | 9 |
| Alain Frachon éditorialiste · Le Monde | Selected | Commentator | Le Monde columnist. | 6 | 14 |
| 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 |
| Ann Pettifor economist, auteure | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist who predicted the 2008 crisis. | 6 | 6 |
| Arancha González Laya exministra de Asuntos Exteriores | Selected | Former official | Former Foreign Minister. | 6 | 8 |
| Arlindo Oliveira presidente · INESC | Selected | Academic | Presidente INESC, university and research institution. | 6 | 7 |
| Asma Mhalla politologue et essayiste | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist and essayist, political and social analysis. | 6 | 7 |
| Ben Ansell Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions · Oxford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Oxford. | 6 | 27 |
| Bill George executive fellow · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Executive fellow at Harvard Business School. | 6 | 6 |
| Bo Lidegaard dr.phil. i historie og forfatter | Selected | Commentator | Dr. history, author of historical analyses. | 6 | 11 |
| Bryan Caplan Economist · George Mason University | Selected | Academic | Economist professor at George Mason University. | 6 | 7 |
| Charan Ranganath psychologist and neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and neuroscientist at UC Davis. | 6 | 7 |
| Chris Bailey author and lecturer | Selected | Commentator | Author and lecturer. | 6 | 7 |
| Christian Mölling Senior Advisor beim European Policy Centre · European Policy Centre | Selected | Think tank | Senior Advisor European Policy Centre. | 6 | 25 |
| Christine Rosen | Selected | Commentator | Author-historian analyzing digital and society. | 6 | 7 |
| Dan Buettner New York Times bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | New York Times bestselling author, National Geographic Fellow. | 6 | 6 |
| Danby Choi sjefredaktør i kulturavisen Subjekt · Subjekt | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-Chief of cultural journal Subjekt. | 6 | 6 |
| David Senra creator and host · Founders Podcast | Selected | Commentator | Creator and host of the Founders Podcast. | 6 | 13 |
| 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 |
| Dominic Sandbrook | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Sheffield, historian. | 6 | 7 |
| Dominique Reynié Fondation pour l'innovation politique | Selected | Think tank | Foundation for Political Innovation (think tank). | 6 | 9 |
| Dominique Trinquand ancien chef de la mission militaire · ONU | Selected | Former official | Former UN military mission commander. | 6 | 10 |
| Dr. Eugenia Cheng mathématicienne et auteure | Selected | Academic | Mathematician, Dr, university researcher. | 6 | 6 |
| Eddie Glaude | Selected | Academic | Professor at Princeton University. | 6 | 8 |
| Edward Luce US national editor and columnist · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | US national editor and columnist at Financial Times. | 6 | 7 |
| Elif Shafak Turkish-British author | Selected | Commentator | Turkish-British author of fiction and essays. | 6 | 6 |
| Ellen Langer Harvard-psykologen · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at Harvard, university psychologist. | 6 | 6 |
| Eric Wargo Ph.D. in anthropology · Washington, D.C. | Selected | Academic | Ph.D. in anthropology from Emory University. | 6 | 9 |
| Felicia Schön sparekonom · Avanza | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist at Avanza, banker. | 6 | 39 |
| Franklin Foer writer at The Atlantic · The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | Writer at The Atlantic, analysis essayist. | 6 | 7 |
| Gareth Russell author and historian | Selected | Commentator | Author and historian analyzing history. | 6 | 11 |
| Geert Mak | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and non-fiction author, historian. | 6 | 8 |
| Giuliano da Empoli | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and nonfiction author. | 6 | 7 |
| Grzegorz Motyka prof. | Selected | Academic | Prof., explicit university title. | 6 | 6 |
| Hanif Bali | Selected | Former official | Member of Swedish Riksdag until 2022. | 6 | 44 |
| Heather Berlin neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist affiliated with State University of New York and Vassar College. | 6 | 15 |
| Heino Falcke Astrophysiker · Radboud-Universität Nijmegen | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist Radboud University Nijmegen. | 6 | 7 |
| 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 |
| Ingrid Robeyns professor | Selected | Academic | Professor and author of Limitarianism. | 6 | 9 |
| Jakub Wiech expert · Energetyka24, Elektryfikacja | Selected | Commentator | Polish essayist journalist, energy and electrification analyst. | 6 | 7 |