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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkhard Blienert Drogenbeauftragte der Bundesregierung | Excluded | Serving politician | Drogenbeauftragte of the German government, appointed official. | 1 | 1 |
| Burkhard Rodeck Prof. · Marienhospital Osnabrück | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Prof. Pediatric clinic, physician outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil Observational Astronomer, Assistant Professor · Dartmouth College | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor, Dartmouth College. | 1 | 1 |
| Bushra Alzoubi | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Buzz Williams head Men's Basketball Coach · Texas A&M University | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of Men's Basketball Coach, sports coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Byford Tsang ECFR | Selected | Think tank | ECFR, public policy think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Byron Dixon | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified. | 1 | 1 |
| Byron Loflin global head of board advisory · Nasdaq | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Global head of board advisory at Nasdaq, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Bárbara Guimarães | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bárbara Silva jornalista da secção de Economia do Expresso · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Economics section. | 1 | 1 |
| Bår Stenvik Auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author of Hvem styrer feeden min? | 1 | 1 |
| Bård Ludvig Thorheim Næringskomiteens · Høyre | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bård Tufte Johansen | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bård Vegar Solhjell leder · Fornybar Norge | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Bé Hoiting | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Béatrice Brugère magistrate pénaliste · Syndicat FO Unité Magistrats | Excluded | Serving politician | Criminal magistrate (judge), active public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Béatrice de Lavalette | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Béatrice de Noray Chief Growth Officer · Bel Group | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Growth Officer at Bel Group, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Béatrice Gosselin sénatrice · LR Manche | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Béatrice Guillemont Docteure en droit | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Béatrice Kosowski présidente · IBM France | Excluded | Business executive | President of IBM France, CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Béligh Nabli Professeur des universités | Selected | Academic | Professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Bénédicte Bonzi Anthropologue | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bénédicte Ciotti DAF à temps partagé · StartDAF | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Administrative-Financial Director, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Bérengère Ducrocq médecin, responsable du CECOS de Lille | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician, director of Lille CECOS. | 1 | 1 |
| Bérengère Warluzel Actrice française | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bülent Ceylan Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Błażej Brzostek Professor Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego · Uniwersytet Warszawski | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Warsaw. | 1 | 1 |
| Błażej Poboży doradca prezydenta | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidential adviser. | 1 | 1 |
| Błażej Szczecki wiceprezes zarządu · Banku Pekao S.A. | Excluded | Business executive | Vice-President of Management of a bank, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Cabot Phillips reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter journalist general coverage, not political analyst | 1 | 1 |
| Cagan Koc onderzoeksjournalist · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist Bloomberg. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Allen SVP of Market · Simbe | Excluded | Business executive | SVP of Market Development, Simbe, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Doughty mortician | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Gillespie historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of historical non-fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Killian Professor of Sociology · Drew University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Sociology at Drew University. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Legacki stratégiste démocrate | Selected | Commentator | Democratic strategist, political analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin McCabe WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Welsh CSIS | Selected | Think tank | CSIS, public policy think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlyn Krikorian Cook Polymer Engineer · LLNL | Selected | Academic | Polymer Engineer at LLNL, public research organization researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitriona Dowd Dr · ACLED | Selected | Think tank | Dr. at ACLED, political research organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitríona Kieran aesthetic practitioner | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Aesthetic practitioner. | 1 | 1 |
| Calandra Cleveland Director IT Store & Enterprise Systems · AutoZone | Excluded | Business executive | Director of IT at AutoZone, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Calder Quinn writer · AI, But Make It Intimate | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Caleb Hammer Host Financial Audit | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Caleb Ward Cinematic AI Filmmaker · Curious Refuge | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Calle Söderberg IG | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Wealth manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Calley Means top advisor · RFK Jr. | Excluded | Serving politician | Top advisor to RFK Jr., incumbent political adviser. | 1 | 1 |
| Callum Borchers WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at WSJ, no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Callum Cooper Dr. | Selected | Academic | Callum E Cooper, 128 publications, University of Northampton, paranormal researcher. | 1 | 1 |