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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Levine Bloomberg Opinion · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Bloomberg Opinion. | 4 | 5 |
| Matt Stoller | Selected | Think tank | Non-fiction writer at American Economic Liberties Project. | 4 | 11 |
| Matthew Szydagis Astroparticle physicist | Selected | Academic | Researcher State University New York Albany | 4 | 6 |
| Matthew Yglesias author · Slow Boring | Selected | Commentator | Author of Slow Boring newsletter. | 4 | 5 |
| Maya Kandel consultante associée · Sorbonne-Nouvelle | Selected | Academic | Associate consultant at Sorbonne-Nouvelle. | 4 | 10 |
| Maya MacGuineas president · Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget | Selected | Think tank | President of Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. | 4 | 4 |
| Mazda Adli Angstforscher · Berlin | Selected | Academic | Anxiety researcher (Angstforscher), university. | 4 | 4 |
| Mehreen Khan Economics Editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics Editor at The Times, specialized economic analyst. | 4 | 20 |
| Melanie Phillips Columnist · Times of London | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times of London, opinion journalist. | 4 | 14 |
| Michael Andrick Philosoph und Essayist | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist. | 4 | 4 |
| Michael Hüther Direktor · IW | Selected | Think tank | Director of IW, German think tank. | 4 | 4 |
| Michael Ignatieff auteur, chercheur | Selected | Commentator | Author and researcher, writer-scholar. | 4 | 5 |
| Michael Oliver technical analyst and author · Momentum Structural Analysis | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent technical analyst specializing in structural analysis. | 4 | 11 |
| Mick Mulvaney former White House Chief of Staff | Selected | Former official | Former White House Chief of Staff. | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Nellis | Selected | Commentator | Progressive political commentator. | 4 | 11 |
| Morteza Hajizadeh Ph.D. graduate in English · University of Auckland | Selected | Academic | Ph.D. graduate in English, University of Auckland. | 4 | 6 |
| Muriel Asseburg Bruno Kreisky Forum | Selected | Think tank | Bruno Kreisky Forum (Austrian think tank). | 4 | 5 |
| Nathan Labenz analyst · Cognitive Revolution | Selected | Commentator | Analyst whose main activity is analyzing AI for the public. | 4 | 20 |
| Nazareth Castellanos neurocientífica, divulgadora, autora | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist researcher at Complutense University. | 4 | 5 |
| Nico Inberg aandelenanalist · deaandeelhouder.nl | Selected | Economist or consultant | Equity analyst. | 4 | 102 |
| Nicolas Lebourg Historien | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Montpellier. | 4 | 4 |
| Nicole Hemmer historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Vanderbilt. | 4 | 6 |
| Nina Schick AI expert | Selected | Commentator | Author and AI expert, analyzes deepfakes. | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |
| Norman Ohler author and screenwriter | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction books. | 4 | 4 |
| Olivier Blanchard Paris School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Paris School of Economics affiliation, university. | 4 | 6 |
| Olivier Hekster | Selected | Academic | University lecturer at Radboud University. | 4 | 4 |
| Olof Ehrenkrona | Selected | Commentator | Writer and Journalist. | 4 | 15 |
| Oona Hathaway professor of international law · Yale University | Selected | Academic | Professor of International Law, Yale. | 4 | 4 |
| Orysia Lutsevych head of the Ukraine Forum · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Ukraine Forum director at Chatham House. | 4 | 6 |
| Parmy Olson technology writer | Selected | Commentator | Technology writer, specialized analyst. | 4 | 4 |
| Patrick Deneen professor of political science · University of Notre Dame | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Notre Dame. | 4 | 4 |
| Patrick Freyne columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist. | 4 | 8 |
| Paul Frissen prof. dr. · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. Tilburg University. | 4 | 5 |
| Paul Poast Professor · University of Chicago, Department of Political Science | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Chicago, Political Science. | 4 | 6 |
| Pete Strzok | Selected | Former official | Former high-ranking FBI official. | 4 | 4 |
| Peter Altmaier Ex-Bundeswirtschaftsminister · CDU | Selected | Former official | Former CDU Minister of Economics. | 4 | 5 |
| Peter Hein van Mulligen dr. | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist from the Netherlands. | 4 | 6 |
| Peter K Andersson historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, university researcher. | 4 | 8 |
| Peter Levenda CIA Historian | Selected | Commentator | American writer and historian, essayist/historian. | 4 | 4 |
| Peter Oppenheimer head of macro research in Europe · Goldman Sachs | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of macro research in Europe at Goldman Sachs. | 4 | 4 |
| Peter Pomerantsev author | Selected | Commentator | Author of books on propaganda (analytical nonfiction). | 4 | 4 |
| Peter Schwartzstein autor | Selected | Commentator | Author of the book The Heat and the Fury (nonfiction). | 4 | 4 |
| Peter Viggo Jakobsen lektor · Forsvarsakademiet | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Defence Academy (military academy/university). | 4 | 7 |
| Philip Luck Director of the CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business · CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Program director at CSIS, think tank (and former economist). | 4 | 4 |
| Pierre Grosser Historien · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Historian at Sciences Po, higher education institution. | 4 | 9 |
| Piotr Arak | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Polish Economic Institute. | 4 | 9 |
| Piotr Kuczyński | Selected | Economist or consultant | Polish economist and opinion journalist. | 4 | 10 |
| Piotr Skwieciński | Selected | Former official | Ambassador (end of 2024), also opinion journalist. | 4 | 6 |
| Rachel Wolf founding partner · Public First | Selected | Think tank | Founding partner at Public First. | 4 | 4 |