Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept. This page covers every guest of the POC podcasts, all countries together: screening comes first, and the country of origin is looked up afterwards, only for the selected experts.
Guests identified28,551
Excluded19,870
Selected8,681Of which 2,556 English-speaking world, 4,579 European Union, 1,546 other or unknown country
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,334Think 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
27,693 people · the 858 guests named by their first name only are counted above but not listed
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Albracht Secret Service Agent | Excluded | Serving politician | Secret Service agent. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Belichick 8x Super Bowl Champion | Excluded | Business executive | Sports trainer, Super Bowl champion. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Bishop | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist reporter, no specialized analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Browder | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Brown Founder of clean tech unicorns | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of clean tech startups. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Cloud Founder · Shoreshim Ministries | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Shoreshim Ministries. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Colman | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Dietz Director · Milken Institute School of Public Health | Selected | Academic | Director of Milken Institute School of Public Health. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Essayli First Assistant U.S. Attorney · Central District of California | Excluded | Serving politician | Magistrate, US attorney assistant. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Gallagher Leadership expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Gates Microsoft founder | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Microsoft. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Gurley General partner · Benchmark Capital | Excluded | Business executive | General partner in venture capital fund. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hagerty Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hanway Global Sports Leader · AECOM | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Global sports leader in business. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Kornell | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Leikam Fox behavioral expert, researcher, conservationist, author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Miller IV Chief Investment Officer · Miller Value Fund | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Investment Officer, financial executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Milliken Former President · Michigan Realtors | Excluded | Business executive | Former President of professional association. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Mumy Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Nighy Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Nygren Chief Investment Officer · Harris Associates | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Investment Officer, financial executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Perkins Hedge fund manager, film producer | Excluded | Business executive | Hedge fund manager, financial leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Slim Commander | Excluded | Serving politician | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Sorensen AI implementation and cybersecurity advisor | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Wall Co-founder and CEO · Accrete AI Government | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and retired military officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Winters Group CEO · Standard Chartered | Excluded | Business executive | Group CEO financial executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Yost People Analytics · Netflix | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | People Analytics, corporate manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Billboard Chris Father and activist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Billie Eilish Music superstar | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Baldwin Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Bob Thornton Landman | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Bush Host · TuneIn | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Butt Former record label director | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Hallowell Host of "Investigating the Supernatural: Angels and Demons" | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Podcast host, presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Hunter Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Macy | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Billy McFarland Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Binny Gill CEO & co-founder · Kognitos | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Binyamin Netanyahu Prime Minister · Israel | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister israélien, serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Biola Wyrwas Mother | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Birgit Bruckner Financial psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist in finance. | 1 | 1 |
| Birgit Bundesen Psychiatrist · nationalt center for kunst og mental sundhed | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Medical professional psychiatrist. | 1 | 1 |
| Birgit Farstad Larsen New head in Norway · Cowi | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of engineering company. | 1 | 1 |
| Birgit Mahnkopf Political scientist and emeritus professor · Berlin School of Economics and Law | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor of Political Science. | 1 | 1 |
| Birgit Peters European and international law expert | Selected | Academic | Legal scholar university teacher, Wikidata professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Birgit Schwarz ORF correspondent in Berlin | Excluded | Journalist | Berlin correspondent for ORF. | 1 | 1 |
| Birgit Wetjen Finance and business journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist in finance and economics. | 1 | 1 |
| Birgitt Haller Violence researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Birgitta Johansson Political reporter · Ekot | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter Ekot | 1 | 1 |
| Birgitte Engebretsen Telenor Norway head | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Telenor, business leader. | 1 | 1 |