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 institution4,341 Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730 Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531 LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251 Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865 CommentatorAnalyzes 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
Assita Kanko Europarlementariër · N-VA	Excluded	Serving politician	MEP in office, politician in office.	2	2
Astead Herndon political journalist · Vox	Excluded	Journalist	Political journalist at Vox.	2	2
Astrid Haug kommunikationsrådgiver	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Communication advisor and media expert, fits no role.	2	2
Astro Teller Captain of Moonshots · X, Alphabet	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Captain of Moonshots at X (Alphabet), tech executive.	2	2
Audun Lysbakken stortingsrepresentant og tidligere leder for SV · SV	Excluded	Serving politician	Member of Storting currently serving and former party leader.	2	2
Aurélie Valognes écrivaine	Excluded	Fiction or entertainment	Author of fiction and novelist, does not fit any role.	2	2
Aya Batrawy correspondent · NPR	Excluded	Journalist	Correspondent for NPR.	2	2
Baki Irmak Digital Leaders Fund	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Activity outside the six roles.	2	2
Barry Ward TD · Fine Gael	Excluded	Serving politician	TD and Senator in office.	2	2
Bart De Wever Belgian Prime Minister · Belgium	Excluded	Serving politician	Belgian prime minister in office.	2	2
Bart Moeyaert Schrijver	Excluded	Fiction or entertainment	Author (fiction writer), does not match any role.	2	2
Bartosz Cichocki	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Beatrix von Storch Bundestagsabgeordnete · AfD	Excluded	Serving politician	Member of Bundestag, in office.	2	2
Ben Carlson Ritholtz Wealth Management	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Ritholtz Wealth Management (wealth manager).	2	2
Ben Elton writer and comedian	Excluded	Artist	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Ben Meiselas co-founder of MeidasTouch · MeidasTouch	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Ben Terris author · New York Magazine	Excluded	Fiction or entertainment	Author and journalist at New York Magazine.	2	2
Benjamin Dousa minister	Excluded	Serving politician	Minister in office, foreign trade and development.	2	2
Bernhard Ellefsen kulturredaktør · Morgenbladet	Excluded	Journalist	Culture editor, Morgenbladet.	2	2
Bernhard Lang Theologe und Religionswissenschaftler · Schweizer Armee, Verbandsmanagement Institut	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Military officer in office, Swiss Army.	2	2
Bernie Sanders senatore · Senato USA	Excluded	Serving politician	United States senator in office.	2	2
Bertrand Piccard explorateur, président de la fondation · Solar Impulse	Excluded	Business executive	Explorer and founder of Solar Impulse.	2	2
Bijan Djir-Sarai Ex-FDP-Generalsekretär · FDP	Excluded	Serving politician	General Secretary FDP in office, former secretary.	2	2
Bill Ackman CEO · Pershing Square	Excluded	Business executive	CEO of Pershing Square.	2	2
Billy Kelleher MEP · Fianna Fáil	Excluded	Serving politician	Irish MEP in office.	2	2
Birgit Van Mol Presentatrice · VTM	Excluded	Journalist	VTM presenter.	2	2
Bisan Owda filmmaker en journalist	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Boris Herrmann Segler · Team Malizia	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Brad Gerstner founder, chairman, and CEO · Altimeter Capital	Excluded	Business executive	Founder, chairman, CEO of Altimeter Capital.	2	2
Brad Jacobs Executive Chairman of XPO · XPO	Excluded	Business executive	Executive Chairman of XPO, business executive.	2	2
Bram Vermeulen correspondent	Excluded	Journalist	Journalistic correspondent, reporter without editorial analysis.	2	2
Brendan Hayes Guest	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Bridget Maasland presentator, model en dierenrechtenactivist	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Bridget Phillipson Education Secretary · Gouvernement UK	Excluded	Serving politician	Minister of Education United Kingdom in office.	2	2
Bruno Le Maire ministre de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique	Excluded	Serving politician	Minister of Economy-Finance currently.	2	2
Bryan Johnson tech entrepreneur	Excluded	Business executive	Tech entrepreneur, company founder.	2	2
Bryon Hargis Founder · Castelion	Excluded	Business executive	Founder of Castelion.	2	2
Byron Donalds Congressman · État de Floride	Excluded	Serving politician	Congressman, active politician.	2	2
Bärbel Bas Bundestagspräsidentin · SPD	Excluded	Serving politician	Bundestag president in office.	2	2
Carl Haglund Sidekick · Veritas Eläkevakuutusyhtiö	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Carlos Blanco	Excluded	Business executive	Entrepreneur/entrepreneur director homonym Wikidata.	2	2
Carlos Val-Carreres inversor · Value School	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Investor, not an economist by definition.	2	2
Carmelo Jordá	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Caroline Lucas Green MP · Green Party	Excluded	Serving politician	Green MP Brighton, political official in office.	2	2
Catherine Connolly independent presidential candidate	Excluded	Serving politician	Independent TD presidential candidate.	2	2
Cecilia Uddén mellanösternkorrespondent	Excluded	Journalist	Middle East correspondent.	2	2
Cem Özdemir Noch-Landwirtschaftsminister · Grüne	Excluded	Serving politician	Politician in office (minister-president of Baden-Württemberg or member).	2	2
Charles Hall UFO Whistleblower · Nellis Air Force Base	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Charlotte Denamur Hollywood-nanny	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Chris Bledsoe author and former construction contractor	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2

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