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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troels Lund Poulsen forsvarsminister · Danemark | Excluded | Serving politician | Defense minister, current minister. | 2 | 4 |
| Una Mullally journaliste · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Times. | 2 | 4 |
| Ville Valkonen kansanedustaja · Kokoomus | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving (kansanedustaja) at Kokoomus. | 2 | 4 |
| Vítor Matos comissário residente | Excluded | Journalist | Resident commissioner and moderator. | 2 | 4 |
| Yago Álvarez periodista de El Salto · El Salto | Excluded | Journalist | Economics section coordinator at El Salto, reporting. | 2 | 4 |
| Yaël Braun-Pivet présidente de l'Assemblée nationale · Assemblée nationale | Excluded | Serving politician | Sitting president of the National Assembly. | 2 | 4 |
| Aaron Zitner reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Wall Street Journal, reporter | 2 | 3 |
| Abraham Foss konsernsjef · Avinor | Excluded | Business executive | Avinor CEO. | 2 | 3 |
| Adelheid Roosen BN'er | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Alberto Ortiz periodista · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Field journalist at elDiario.es, not a political analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Alexander Bakker correspondent Brussel · Telegraaf | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Alexandra van Huffelen Staatssecretaris Digitalisering · D66 | Excluded | Serving politician | State secretary (public official in office). | 2 | 3 |
| Alison Sider WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 2 | 3 |
| Andreas Kröner Bankenreporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Banking reporter Handelsblatt. | 2 | 3 |
| Anna Foglietta | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Annika Joeres Correspondante en France pour Die Zeit · ZEIT-ONLINE | Excluded | Journalist | France correspondent for Die Zeit. | 2 | 3 |
| Antonio Maestre periodista | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Aurélie Trouvé députée · LFI | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member of French Parliament currently serving. | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Whyte Chief Reporter · Newstalk | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Reporter at Newstalk, senior reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer Telenor-sjef · Telenor | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Telenor, business executive. | 2 | 3 |
| Benji Jones Vox senior correspondent · Vox | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Correspondent Vox, reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Berber Jin WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter Wall Street Journal | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Hubert tech-expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technical expert and entrepreneur. | 2 | 3 |
| Bjarne Corydon generaldirektør · Danmarks Radio | Excluded | Serving politician | General director of media. | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Hansson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Schatz Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Bénédicte Vergez-Chaignon Historienne | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos Hernández-Echevarría periodista · Maldita.es, elDiario.es | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, Maldita.es and elDiario.es. | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Leonnig journalist · Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Washington Post | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Rock Journalist and Amerikadeskundige | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Amerikadeskundige. | 2 | 3 |
| Caroline Stage | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Celine Van Ouytsel Miss België 2020 | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Charles Alloncle député · Union des Droites pour la République | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving. | 2 | 3 |
| Charles Liebherr EU-Korrespondent · SRF | Excluded | Journalist | EU correspondent at SRF. | 2 | 3 |
| Charly Salonius-Pasternak toimitusjohtaja · Nordic West Office | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO at Nordic West Office. | 2 | 3 |
| Christian Freuding Generalmajor · Bundeswehr | Excluded | Serving politician | Major general at Bundeswehr, active military. | 2 | 3 |
| Ciaran Barnes Guest · Sunday Life | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Daniel Andersson journalist · TV4 | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter TV4, not analyst | 2 | 3 |
| Darragh Nolan journalist · Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Independent. | 2 | 3 |
| Denis Trubetskoy Journalist · ZEIT Online | Excluded | Journalist | Independent journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Derek Scally Berlin correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Berlin correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Diederik Boomsma NSC-Kamerlid | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Dominique Schelcher président de Système U · Coopérative U | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Cooperative U, business executive. | 2 | 3 |
| Dorothee Bär ehem. Staatsministerin für Digitalisierung | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal Minister of Research Germany in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Dylan Scott senior correspondent · Vox | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Correspondent Vox. | 2 | 3 |
| Ebba Busch partiledare, minister, vice statsminister · Kristdemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader in office (politician). | 2 | 3 |
| Elina Lappalainen kasvuyritystoimittaja · HS Vision | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Elles van Gelder Afrika-correspondent · NOS | Excluded | Journalist | Africa correspondent NOS, correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Elon Musk tech leader · Tesla, SpaceX | Excluded | Business executive | Tech leader Tesla SpaceX, founder-CEO. | 2 | 3 |
| Enda Brady | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no mention of analysis. | 2 | 3 |