Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,870
Selected8,717
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,352Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute735Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament534LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar253Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent867CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,976
Why the others are excluded
People
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Laffer economic advisor | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic advisor. | 4 | 14 |
| Austin Hughes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, analyst at KBC Ireland bank. | 4 | 26 |
| Azadeh Kian Professeure émérite de sociologie · Université Paris Cité | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of sociology at Paris Cité University. | 4 | 13 |
| Barb McQuade professor, former U.S. attorney · University of Michigan Law School | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Michigan Law School. | 4 | 10 |
| Ben Tiggelaar | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and author, essayist. | 4 | 35 |
| Benedicte Bull ekspert på Latin-Amerika | Selected | Academic | Full professor at University of Oslo. | 4 | 6 |
| Benedikte Moltumyr Høgberg professor i rettsvitenskap ved Institutt for offentlig rett · Universitetet i Oslo | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, University of Oslo. | 4 | 5 |
| Bertrand Badré Ancien directeur général · Banque mondiale | Selected | Former official | Former General Director of World Bank. | 4 | 5 |
| Bob Bauer Professor of Practice · New York University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Practice, NYU. | 4 | 6 |
| Bob Sutton professor · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Professor at Stanford University. | 4 | 4 |
| Boris Heifets anesthesiologist and psychedelics researcher · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Anesthesiologist and psychedelics researcher at Stanford. | 4 | 7 |
| Bram Endedijk Redacteur · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Editor, NRC. | 4 | 280 |
| Brian Deese economic adviser · Obama and Biden administrations | Selected | Former official et Economist or consultant | Former director of White House National Economic Council, outside position. | 4 | 4 |
| Cary Cooper Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor and researcher at University of Manchester. | 4 | 6 |
| Catherine Heymans Professor of Astrophysics, Astronomer Royal for Scotland · University of Edinburgh | Selected | Academic | Professor of Astrophysics, Astronomer Royal of Edinburgh. | 4 | 4 |
| Catherine Steel Professor of Classics at the University of Glasgow · University of Glasgow | Selected | Academic | Professor of Classics, University of Glasgow. | 4 | 4 |
| Chad Orzel associate professor · Union College | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of physics at Union College. | 4 | 4 |
| Charles Parton | Selected | Former official | Former diplomat. | 4 | 5 |
| Chris Guillebeau author, entrepreneur | Selected | Commentator | Writer and Blogger, author. | 4 | 5 |
| Chris Hughes author · Economic Security Project | Selected | Commentator | Author of Marketcrafters, economic analysis. | 4 | 4 |
| Christian Benedict Prof, Schlafforscher | Selected | Academic | Prof. Sleep researcher, university researcher. | 4 | 7 |
| Colin Kahl former National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Former NSA under Biden, currently at Stanford University. | 4 | 4 |
| Corey Brettschneider auteur | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Brown University. | 4 | 11 |
| Corné van Zeijl econoom et strateeg · Cardano | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and strategist at Cardano. | 4 | 18 |
| César de la Fuente científico | Selected | Academic | Scientist, professor at University of Pennsylvania. | 4 | 4 |
| César Rendueles sociólogo, científico titular · Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Selected | Academic | Senior scientist at CSIC. | 4 | 4 |
| Damian Szacawa dr · UMCS Lublinie, Institut Europy Środkowej | Selected | Academic | Dr., UMCS Lublin, Central Europe Institute (Polish university). | 4 | 5 |
| Daniel Di Martino economista | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist. | 4 | 4 |
| Daniel Marín | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator. | 4 | 6 |
| Daniel Pinéu especialista | Selected | Academic | University professor in International Relations and commentator. | 4 | 8 |
| Daniel Tutt author | Selected | Commentator | Author of How to Read Like a Parasite, book. | 4 | 6 |
| Danny Mekić onderzoeker en tech-expert | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and tech expert. | 4 | 4 |
| Dara Lind Senior Fellow · American Immigration Council | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at American Immigration Council. | 4 | 4 |
| David Trads kommentator og forfatter | Selected | Commentator | Commentator and author of books on the USA. | 4 | 12 |
| Diarmaid Ferriter author | Selected | Commentator | Author of history book. | 4 | 5 |
| Dominik Héjj Dr | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University. | 4 | 4 |
| Dominique Moïsi Géopolitologue · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Geopolitologist at IFRI (French think tank). | 4 | 12 |
| Dominique Méda Professeure de sociologie · Université Paris-Dauphine | Selected | Academic | Professor of Sociology, Paris-Dauphine University. | 4 | 4 |
| Donnacha Ó Beacháin | Selected | Academic | Professor at Dublin City University. | 4 | 8 |
| Doug Brunt author | Selected | Commentator | Author of The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel. | 4 | 10 |
| Douglas Irwin economist and historian · Dartmouth University | Selected | Academic | Economist and historian at Dartmouth University. | 4 | 4 |
| Dr. Bruce Greyson scientist and physician | Selected | Academic | Psychiatrist, professor emeritus at University of Virginia. | 4 | 4 |
| Ed Balls UK Government | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of State (end 2010, 2015). | 4 | 17 |
| Edwin Bendyk Batory Foundation | Selected | Think tank | Director, Batory Foundation, Polish think tank. | 4 | 6 |
| Elliott Abrams Special Representative for Iran from 2020 to 2021 | Selected | Former official | Former Special Representative for Iran 2020-2021. | 4 | 6 |
| Emanuel Furubo Carnegie | Selected | Think tank | Carnegie, Swedish think tank. | 4 | 4 |
| Emily Grubert associate professor of sustainable energy policy · Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Keough School at University of Notre Dame. | 4 | 4 |
| Emma Norris Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Institute for Government, think tank. | 4 | 21 |
| Emmanuel de Waresquiel historien | Selected | Academic | Historian and university teacher. | 4 | 4 |
| Eric Anceau historien, spécialiste reconnu du Second Empire | Selected | Academic | Historian, university professor specializing in the Second Empire. | 4 | 8 |