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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron David Miller | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Senior researcher at foreign policy think tank. | 5 | 5 |
| Alain Minc économiste | Selected | Commentator | Economist essayist author writing analysis for the public. | 5 | 5 |
| Alison Fragale professor of organizational behavior · University of North Carolina's business school | Selected | Academic | Professor of organizational behavior, University of North Carolina. | 5 | 5 |
| Alison Gopnik APS President · University of California, Berkeley | Selected | Academic | APS President, studies at University of California Berkeley. | 5 | 5 |
| Annie Lööf | Selected | Former official | Former Minister for Enterprise (ended 2014). | 5 | 5 |
| Ara Kharazian Lead Economist at Ramp · Ramp | Selected | Economist or consultant | Lead economist at Ramp. | 5 | 5 |
| Benjamin Moser | Selected | Commentator | Biographer and writer, nonfiction author. | 5 | 5 |
| Bernard Lahire Sociologue | Selected | Academic | Sociologist ENS Lyon and Lumière University, university teacher. | 5 | 5 |
| Bijan Moini Jurist · Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte | Selected | Think tank | Jurist, Society for Freedom Rights. | 5 | 5 |
| Christiana Figueres chief negotiator · Paris Agreement | Selected | Former official | Former executive secretary of UNFCCC (end 2016). | 5 | 5 |
| Coltan Scrivner leading expert on morbid curiosity | Selected | Academic | Leading expert on morbid curiosity, researcher and psychologist at Aarhus University. | 5 | 5 |
| Dahlia Scheindlin political consultant and researcher · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Political consultant and researcher at University of Pennsylvania. | 5 | 5 |
| Dana Stroul former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer · Senate Foreign Relations Committee | Selected | Former official | Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer. | 5 | 5 |
| Daniela Gabor makroøkonom, professor · SOAS, University of London | Selected | Academic | Macroeconomist, professor at SOAS, University of London. | 5 | 5 |
| Dara Massicot | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at RAND Corporation and Carnegie. | 5 | 5 |
| Emily Herring biographer | Selected | Commentator | Biographer. | 5 | 5 |
| Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf Prof. | Selected | Academic | Prof. Legal scientist, Universität Potsdam. | 5 | 5 |
| Jacob Kaarsbo analytiker · Europa | Selected | Think tank | Security analyst at think tank Europa. | 5 | 5 |
| Jonathan Czin Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy · Brookings Institution | Selected | Think tank | Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies at Brookings Institution. | 5 | 5 |
| Jutta Allmendinger Soziologin · Wissenschaftszentrums Berlin für Sozialforschung | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at Scientificscentrum Berlin, social research. | 5 | 5 |
| Kip Thorne physicist | Selected | Academic | Physicist and professor at Caltech. | 5 | 5 |
| Leslie John professor · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 5 | 5 |
| Marques Mendes | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Political commentator, former Portuguese minister. | 5 | 5 |
| Mathias Sundin f.d. riksdagsledamot · WARP Institute | Selected | Former official | Former member of parliament. | 5 | 5 |
| Michael McConnell Richard and Frances Mallery Professor · Stanford Law School | Selected | Academic | Richard and Frances Mallery Professor, Stanford Law. | 5 | 5 |
| Oana Lungescu former NATO spokesperson · NATO | Selected | Former official | Former NATO spokesperson. | 5 | 5 |
| Oliver Stuenkel Politikwissenschaftler, Schriftsteller, Professor · Fundação Getulio Vargas | Selected | Academic | Professor at Fundacao Getulio Vargas. Academic position. | 5 | 5 |
| Olivier Alexandre chercheur · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Researcher at CNRS, public research organization. | 5 | 5 |
| Oriana Skylar Mastro Center Fellow · Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies | Selected | Think tank | Fellow at Freeman Spogli Institute Stanford. | 5 | 5 |
| Rashid Khalidi Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Edward Said Professor at Columbia University. | 5 | 5 |
| Sigrid Kaag former Dutch deputy prime minister | Selected | Former official | Former Dutch deputy prime minister and finance minister. | 5 | 5 |
| Susan David PHD, psychologist · McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School | Selected | Academic | PhD psychologist at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. | 5 | 5 |
| Susana Monsó autora | Selected | Commentator | Author of La zarigüeya de Schrödinger. Main activity as author. | 5 | 5 |
| Tom Wheeler Former FCC Chair · FCC | Selected | Former official | Former president of FCC. | 5 | 5 |
| William Ury world-class negotiator | Selected | Commentator | American author and anthropologist affiliated with Harvard Law School. | 5 | 5 |
| Étienne Klein | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher of science, radio personality. | 5 | 5 |
| Bram Endedijk Redacteur · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Editor, NRC. | 4 | 280 |
| Robert Armstrong U.S. financial commentator · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | U.S. financial commentator at Financial Times, analyst. | 4 | 253 |
| Scott Ritter former United Nations Weapons Inspector | Selected | Former official | Former weapons inspector at United Nations. | 4 | 218 |
| James Heale deputy political editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Deputy political editor The Spectator, opinion journal. | 4 | 216 |
| Lawrence Wilkerson COL. | Selected | Former official | Retired American colonel, former chief of staff. | 4 | 142 |
| Karen Kwiatkowski LtCOL | Selected | Former official | Former USAF, former military officer. | 4 | 129 |
| Chas Freeman Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Ambassador (former diplomat). | 4 | 120 |
| Brian Weichardt politisk kommentator · Radio IIII | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator for Radio IIII. | 4 | 117 |
| Jean-Marie Colombani Fondateur · slate.fr | Selected | Commentator | Founder of Slate.fr (analysis magazine). | 4 | 115 |
| Benjamin Wittes Editor-in-Chief · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Editor-in-Chief of Lawfare Institute. | 4 | 113 |
| Jean-Marc Daniel éditorialiste · BFM Business | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor at ESCP Business School. | 4 | 112 |
| Nico Inberg aandelenanalist · deaandeelhouder.nl | Selected | Economist or consultant | Equity analyst. | 4 | 102 |
| Emmanuel Lechypre éditorialiste · BFM Business | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at BFM Business. | 4 | 90 |
| James Marriott columnist · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at The Times. | 4 | 83 |