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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Davis Barcode Group | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Betsy Flores | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Betsy Olim Export Stories Podcast | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bettina Braunschmidt Researcher and author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bettina Emmerling Neos | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Neos, Austrian political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Bettina Göring Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Bettina Pfluger STANDARD-Wirtschaftsredaktion | Excluded | Journalist | Economic section STANDARD. | 1 | 1 |
| Bettina Rühl SWR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist or media executive at SWR. | 1 | 1 |
| Bettina Schulz Reports · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter ZEIT and ZEIT ONLINE | 1 | 1 |
| Bettina Stark-Watzinger Deputy chair of the FDP, former education minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President FDP in office, former minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Bev Turner Host of GB News The Late Show Live | Excluded | Journalist | GB News presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Bezwada Wilson Activist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bharat Pulgam Co-Founder and CEO · Buncha | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Buncha. | 1 | 1 |
| Biagio Antonacci Singer-songwriter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bianca Kronlöf The actor and feminist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bianca Maria Cavallini | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bianca Meyer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bianca van Leeuwen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bianca Vos-Monster | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bianca Zwart Chief strategy officer · bunq | Excluded | Business executive | Strategic director at bunq. | 1 | 1 |
| Biancamaria Cavallini Occupational psychologist · Mindwork | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Occupational psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| 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 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 |