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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pope Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Institute for Government British think tank. | 1 | 16 |
| James Clear author, expert on habits | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Atomic Habits', bestselling non-fiction. | 13 | 15 |
| Tim Urban writer · Wait But Why | Selected | Commentator | Author of blog and analytical essayist. | 13 | 15 |
| Patrick Radden Keefe award-winning writer and investigative journalist | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist and author. | 12 | 15 |
| Bari Weiss The Free Press | Selected | Commentator | Founder of The Free Press. | 12 | 15 |
| Robert Kagan | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, writer and historian at Georgetown University. | 11 | 15 |
| Richard Haass foreign policy veteran · Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Veteran Diplomat at Council on Foreign Relations. | 10 | 15 |
| Shane Parrish Author · Farnam Street | Selected | Commentator | Author and founder of Farnam Street, ideas platform. | 10 | 15 |
| Ali Vaez Iran Project Director · International Crisis Group | Selected | Think tank | Iran Project Director, International Crisis Group. | 9 | 15 |
| Constanze Stelzenmüller Direktoren · Center on the United States and Europe | Selected | Think tank | Director of Center US Europe think tank. | 9 | 15 |
| John Curtice Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor Sir John Curtice, explicit professor title. | 9 | 15 |
| David Eagleman Stanford neuroscientist · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist at Stanford. | 8 | 15 |
| Inez Stepman Lincoln Fellow · Claremont Institute | Selected | Think tank | Lincoln Fellow at Claremont Institute. | 8 | 15 |
| Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik Sinologin · Universität Wien | Selected | Academic | Sinologist University of Vienna. | 8 | 15 |
| Kim Ghattas author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Black Wave, nonfiction. | 8 | 15 |
| Frank Sauer Militärexperte · Bundeswehruniversität München | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Bundeswehr University Munich. | 7 | 15 |
| Bruno Tertrais géopolitologue · Fondation pour la recherche stratégique | Selected | Think tank | Associate Director Foundation for Strategic Research. | 7 | 15 |
| Pedro Brinca professor associado · Nova SBE | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Nova SBE. | 7 | 15 |
| Walter Posch Nahostexperte · Landesverteidigungsakademie | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Landesverteidigsakademie (defense academy think tank). | 7 | 15 |
| Gerdi Verbeet Juryvoorzitter | Selected | Former official | Former president of Dutch House of Representatives. | 7 | 15 |
| John Cochrane autorità assoluta in materia di asset pricing | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial expert in asset pricing and portfolio theory. | 7 | 15 |
| Niels Th. Dahl politisk analytiker · Jyllands-Posten | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst and commentator at Jyllands-Posten. | 6 | 15 |
| Catherine Rampell The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | Political analysis Bulwark. | 6 | 15 |
| Heather Berlin neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist affiliated with State University of New York and Vassar College. | 6 | 15 |
| Elie Tenenbaum directeur du centre des études de sécurité · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Director of the IFRI security studies center. | 5 | 15 |
| Campbell Price Egyptologist · Manchester Museum | Selected | Academic | Egyptologist at University of Liverpool. | 5 | 15 |
| Ola Borten Moe prosjektdirektør · Senterpartiet | Selected | Former official | Former state councillor. Former public official. | 5 | 15 |
| Stijn Goossens techredacteur · BNR | Selected | Commentator | Tech journalist at BNR, specialized analyst. | 5 | 15 |
| Misha Glenny Journalist · Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen | Selected | Think tank | Affiliation Institute of Human Sciences. | 5 | 15 |
| David Djaïz Essayiste, enseignant · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Essayist and teacher at Sciences Po. | 5 | 15 |
| Peter Harrell Senior Director · National Security Council | Selected | Think tank | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank). | 4 | 15 |
| Pablo Fernández divulgador | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator, public analysis. | 4 | 15 |
| Justus Haucap Chefökonom | Selected | Academic | Chief economist and professor. | 4 | 15 |
| Joaquín Urías professor de Derecho · Tribunal Constitucional | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, former letrado of the Constitutional Court. | 4 | 15 |
| Olof Ehrenkrona | Selected | Commentator | Writer and Journalist. | 4 | 15 |
| Roger Moorhouse author | Selected | Commentator | Historian author of non-fiction books. | 4 | 15 |
| Juan José Sánchez-Oro historiador | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 15 |
| Davide Tabarelli Presidente · Nomisma Energia | Selected | Think tank | Presidente de Nomisma Energia, energy analysis organization. | 3 | 15 |
| Erik Petersson Historikern | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Linköping. | 3 | 15 |
| Nicolas Sarkozy ancien Président | Selected | Former official | Former President of France. | 3 | 15 |
| Allan Klynne | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Swedish Institute at Athens. | 3 | 15 |
| Ralph Schöllhammer Politologe | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, university teacher. | 3 | 15 |
| Yvonnick Denoël historien | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of The Secret Wars of Mossad. | 3 | 15 |
| Jonas Kuld Rathje chefredaktør · Ingeniøren | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 15 |
| Laurent Vronski directeur général · Ervor | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 2 | 15 |
| José Precedo director adjunto · elDiario.es | Selected | Commentator | Associate Director elDiario.es. | 2 | 15 |
| Julia Cydejko starsza analityczka ds. energetycznych · Polityka Insight | Selected | Think tank | Senior Analyst at Polityka Insight think tank. | 2 | 15 |
| Michael Sahlin expert geopolitico · Consilium International | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish Ambassador, title 'tidigare ambassadör'. | 2 | 15 |
| Pablo A. Iglesias | Selected | Academic | Researcher and engineer at Johns Hopkins University | 2 | 15 |
| Jack Devine Acting Director and Associate Director of CIA operations · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA director and associate director of operations. | 2 | 15 |