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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Cagé professeure d'économie · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economics at Sciences Po Paris. | 8 | 9 |
| Eli Lake host | Selected | Commentator | Host of The ReEducation with Eli Lake, analyst. | 8 | 9 |
| Nicholas Epley psychologist · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at University of Chicago. | 8 | 9 |
| Robert Cialdini Regents Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing · Arizona State University | Selected | Academic | Professor Regents Arizona State. | 8 | 9 |
| Serhii Plokhy Ukrainian historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Harvard University. | 8 | 9 |
| Sunita Sah professor · Cornell University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Cornell University. | 8 | 9 |
| Thant Myint-U autor, historian, diplomat | Selected | Commentator | Author, historian and diplomat. | 8 | 9 |
| José Antonio Marina escritor y filósofo | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and writer, ideas analyst. | 7 | 9 |
| Michiel Vos Amerikakenner | Selected | Commentator | America expert, author of analysis. | 7 | 9 |
| Daniel Levitin neuroscientist, musician | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist at McGill University. | 7 | 9 |
| Kate Manne Philosophieprofessorin · Cornell University | Selected | Academic | Philosophy professor, Cornell University. | 7 | 9 |
| Matthias Schranner Verhandlungsprofi · Schranner Negotiation Institute | Selected | Economist or consultant | Negotiation expert consultant Schranner Institute. | 7 | 9 |
| Michelle Haas defense analyst · Ghent University | Selected | Academic | Defense analyst at Ghent University. | 7 | 9 |
| Mónica Guzmán autrice · Braver Angels | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction book and Senior Fellow at Braver Angels. | 7 | 9 |
| Matt Ridley Conservative peer | Selected | Commentator | Conservative peer, biologist, House of Lords member through end 2021. | 7 | 9 |
| Anna Machin evolutionary anthropologist · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Evolutionary anthropologist at Oxford University. | 7 | 9 |
| Annika Brockschmidt US-Expertin | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author, US policy analyst. | 7 | 9 |
| Brian Beutler author | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist, author of Off Message newsletter. | 7 | 9 |
| Julia Angwin investigative journalist | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist. | 7 | 9 |
| Sebastian Junger author | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction. | 7 | 9 |
| Tyler Austin Harper | Selected | Academic | University teacher and literary scholar at Bates College. | 7 | 9 |
| Vali Nasr Professor at Johns Hopkins-SAIS · Johns Hopkins-SAIS | Selected | Academic | Professor, Johns Hopkins-SAIS, university faculty. | 7 | 9 |
| Hieronim Grala prof. · Wydziału Artes Liberales Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego | Selected | Academic | Prof. University of Warsaw, historian of Rus. | 6 | 9 |
| Marcin Matczak profesor · Uniwersytet Warszawski | Selected | Academic | Professor of law at the University of Warsaw. | 6 | 9 |
| Olivier Babeau président · Institut Sapiens | Selected | Think tank | President of Sapiens Institute. Clearly identified think tank. | 6 | 9 |
| Barbara Baarsma prof. dr. · Universiteit van Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. economist at University of Amsterdam. | 6 | 9 |
| Carlo Altomonte Direttore del Pnrr Lab · Università Bocconi | Selected | Academic | Professor at Bocconi University. | 6 | 9 |
| Carlos Santiso gestor de fondos, profesor y fundador de Icaria Capital · Icaria Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager and professor. | 6 | 9 |
| François Gemenne spécialiste du changement climatique · HEC | Selected | Academic | Professor IPCC at HEC. | 6 | 9 |
| Rouzbeh Parsi programchef vid Mellanöstern- och Nordafrikaprogrammet · UI | Selected | Think tank | Program director, UI think tank. | 6 | 9 |
| Sandra Phlippen Chief Sustainability Officer · ABN AMRO | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, Chief Sustainability Officer at ABN AMRO. | 6 | 9 |
| Matthew Walker sleep expert | Selected | Commentator | Sleep expert, author of analytical nonfiction. | 6 | 9 |
| Fritz Vahrenholt Umwelt- und Energieexperte | Selected | Academic | University Hamburg teacher, chemist and author. | 6 | 9 |
| Peter Boelhouwer hoogleraar · woningmarkt | Selected | Academic | Professor at TU Delft. | 6 | 9 |
| Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib humanitarian activist · Atlantic Council | Selected | Think tank | Humanitarian activist at Atlantic Council. | 6 | 9 |
| Dominique Reynié Fondation pour l'innovation politique | Selected | Think tank | Foundation for Political Innovation (think tank). | 6 | 9 |
| Eric Wargo Ph.D. in anthropology · Washington, D.C. | Selected | Academic | Ph.D. in anthropology from Emory University. | 6 | 9 |
| Ingrid Robeyns professor | Selected | Academic | Professor and author of Limitarianism. | 6 | 9 |
| Jörg Baberowski Historiker · Humboldt-Universität Berlin | Selected | Academic | Historian at Humboldt University Berlin. | 6 | 9 |
| Kevin Roose technology columnist · The New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Technology columnist for New York Times. | 6 | 9 |
| Lyman Stone sociologist and demographer | Selected | Think tank | Demographer, Institute for Family Studies (think tank). | 6 | 9 |
| Maria Domańska Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Eastern Studies Center. | 6 | 9 |
| Tali Sharot neuroscience professor | Selected | Academic | Neuroscience professor, academic title. | 6 | 9 |
| Marc Andreessen cofounder · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, entrepreneur. | 5 | 9 |
| Vassili Golod ARD-Korrespondent · ARD | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent Kyiv. | 5 | 9 |
| Carlos Rodríguez Braun profesor | Selected | Academic | Profesor. | 5 | 9 |
| Magnus Ranstorp terrorexpert och forskningsledare · Försvarshögskolan | Selected | Academic | Docent in political science at Swedish Defence University. | 5 | 9 |
| Thomas Gomart historien et directeur · Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI) | Selected | Think tank | Director French Institute of International Relations (IFRI). | 5 | 9 |
| Marek Matusiak Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW (Eastern Studies Center). | 5 | 9 |
| Giulio Betti metereologo e climatologo · CNR | Selected | Academic | Meteorologist and climatologist at CNR, public research organization. | 5 | 9 |