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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lluís Montoliu | Selected | Academic | Researcher at CSIC, public research organization. | 4 | 5 |
| Mark Kimmitt retired General | Selected | Former official | Retired general, former military official. | 4 | 5 |
| Martin Griffiths former UN undersecretary | Selected | Former official | Former UN undersecretary for humanitarian affairs. | 4 | 5 |
| Mary Ziegler law professor · Yale Law Journal | Selected | Academic | Law professor at Yale Law Journal. | 4 | 5 |
| Matt Levine Bloomberg Opinion · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Bloomberg Opinion. | 4 | 5 |
| Matthew Yglesias author · Slow Boring | Selected | Commentator | Author of Slow Boring newsletter. | 4 | 5 |
| Michael Ignatieff auteur, chercheur | Selected | Commentator | Author and researcher, writer-scholar. | 4 | 5 |
| Muriel Asseburg Bruno Kreisky Forum | Selected | Think tank | Bruno Kreisky Forum (Austrian think tank). | 4 | 5 |
| Nazareth Castellanos neurocientífica, divulgadora, autora | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist researcher at Complutense University. | 4 | 5 |
| Noa Tishby Israel's former Special Envoy for Combatting Anti-Semitism · Israël | Selected | Former official | Israel's former Special Envoy for Combatting Anti-Semitism - Israel. | 4 | 5 |
| Paul Frissen prof. dr. · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. Tilburg University. | 4 | 5 |
| Peter Altmaier Ex-Bundeswirtschaftsminister · CDU | Selected | Former official | Former CDU Minister of Economics. | 4 | 5 |
| Raj Chetty Professor · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Harvard University institution. | 4 | 5 |
| Robin Sharma author | Selected | Commentator | Author, Wikidata: self-help writer (nonfiction). | 4 | 5 |
| Rémi Lefebvre professeur de science politique · Université de Lille | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at the University of Lille. | 4 | 5 |
| Samira Rafaela Voormalig Europarlementariër | Selected | Former official | Former Member of European Parliament, former government official. | 4 | 5 |
| Sophie Scott Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience · UCL | Selected | Academic | Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL. | 4 | 5 |
| Stephen Breyer former Supreme Court Justice | Selected | Former official | Former Supreme Court Justice. | 4 | 5 |
| Stephen Walt Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs · Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Robert and Renee Belfer Professor, Harvard Kennedy School. | 4 | 5 |
| Steve Webb Sir | Selected | Former official | Former minister and British MP until 2015. | 4 | 5 |
| Sylvie Matelly directrice de l'Institut Jacques Delors · Institut Jacques Delors | Selected | Think tank | Director of Jacques Delors Institute. | 4 | 5 |
| Toby Nangle asset manager | Selected | Economist or consultant | Asset manager and FT contributor. | 4 | 5 |
| William von Hippel former professor of psychology · Ohio State University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology, formerly at Ohio State, active in university. | 4 | 5 |
| Zoe Gardner independent researcher on migration policy | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Leicester. | 4 | 5 |
| Álvaro Martín divulgador | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator. | 4 | 5 |
| Alexander Stubb poliitikko ja professori · Kansallisen Kokoomuksen | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Finland in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Carsten Linnemann CDU-Generalsekretär · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | CDU secretary general, political official. | 4 | 4 |
| Carsten Maschmeyer Unternehmer | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur Investor Bestselling author, entrepreneur. | 4 | 4 |
| Cecilia Sala giornalista | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 4 | 4 |
| Emmanuel Macron président de la République française · France | Excluded | Serving politician | President of the French Republic, politician in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Eric Schmitt lawyer, formerly the Attorney General of Missouri · United States Senate | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Erna Solberg Høyre-leder · Høyre | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader of Høyre, currently in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Harley Finkelstein President · Shopify | Excluded | Business executive | President of Shopify: CEO in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Ines Schwerdtner Co-Chefin · Die Linkspartei | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-Chair of Die Linke, in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Javad El Bakali Humorprisvinner | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 4 |
| Kjetil Alstadheim politisk redaktør · Aftenposten | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor, Aftenposten, not an analyst. | 4 | 4 |
| Mark Zuckerberg Founder · Meta | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Meta/Facebook. | 4 | 4 |
| Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen professor · Institut for statskundskab, Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Copenhagen. | 4 | 4 |
| Nish Kumar comedian · Pod Save the UK | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 4 |
| Olof Lundh fotbollsjournalist | Excluded | Journalist | Football journalist. | 4 | 4 |
| Per Johansson förvaltare · Origo Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Origo Fonder. | 4 | 4 |
| Sam Altman CEO · OpenAI | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of OpenAI. | 4 | 4 |
| Ted Cruz Senator · United States Senate | Excluded | Serving politician | US Senator in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Thomas Bollen financieel journalist en Follow the Money-redacteur · Follow the Money | Excluded | Journalist | Investigation journalist at Follow the Money. | 4 | 4 |
| Bettany Hughes author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author. | 4 | 4 |
| Albin Kjellberg sparprofil · Investera Mera | Selected | Economist or consultant | Engineer, investor, and independent financial analyst. | 4 | 4 |
| Andrew Brodsky professor · McCombs School of Business | Selected | Academic | Management professor at McCombs School. | 4 | 4 |
| Carl Zimmer writes the Origins column · The New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Writes Origins column for New York Times. | 4 | 4 |
| Dr. David Fajgenbaum Dr. · Every Cure | Selected | Academic | Physician-scientist at University of Pennsylvania. | 4 | 4 |
| Frédéric Charillon Politologue | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science. | 4 | 4 |