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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Ortega auteur · Value School | Selected | Commentator | Author of economic analysis and strategy books. | 4 | 4 |
| Raj Chetty Professor · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Harvard University institution. | 4 | 5 |
| Ramez Naam writer, speaker, technologist | Selected | Commentator | Writer and Speaker Explaining Clean-Energy Economy. | 4 | 4 |
| Reinhard Heinisch USA-Experte und Universitätsprofessor · Universität Salzburg | Selected | Academic | University professor at University of Salzburg. | 4 | 12 |
| René ten Bos | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy at Radboud University. | 4 | 4 |
| Richard Gowan UN director · International Crisis Group | Selected | Think tank | UN Director of think tank International Crisis Group. | 4 | 9 |
| Richard Layard Professor · LSE | Selected | Academic | Professor at LSE (London School of Economics). | 4 | 4 |
| Richard Tellström docent i måltidskunskap | Selected | Academic | Docent in food science, teacher-researcher. | 4 | 4 |
| Richard Werner economist · Oxford | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist affiliated with Oxford. | 4 | 11 |
| Rob Briner Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of organizational psychology at Queen Mary. | 4 | 4 |
| Robin Sharma author | Selected | Commentator | Author, Wikidata: self-help writer (nonfiction). | 4 | 5 |
| Roger Moorhouse author | Selected | Commentator | Historian author of non-fiction books. | 4 | 15 |
| Rohit Chopra former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · CFPB | Selected | Former official | Former director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. | 4 | 4 |
| Roselyne Bachelot Ancienne ministre | Selected | Former official | Former minister. | 4 | 6 |
| 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 |
| Santiago Armesilla doctor en Economía y analista geopolítico | Selected | Economist or consultant | Doctor of Economics, geopolitical analyst. | 4 | 4 |
| Sebastian Sons Dr. | Selected | Think tank | Islamologist, Gulf researcher in research center. | 4 | 8 |
| Shane Ross former TD, minister and journalist | Selected | Former official | Former TD and minister, former Irish politician. | 4 | 10 |
| Simon Daragon docteur en droit fiscal, maître de conférences · université catholique de Lille, université Nice Côte d'Azur | Selected | Academic | Doctor, senior lecturer at Universities of Lille and Nice. | 4 | 4 |
| Sir Anthony Seldon historien et auteur | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author, providing historical analysis for the public. | 4 | 4 |
| 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 Hou Quant Researcher · Bloomberg Indices | Selected | Economist or consultant | Quant researcher at a bank. | 4 | 6 |
| Steve Webb Sir | Selected | Former official | Former minister and British MP until 2015. | 4 | 5 |
| Stine Jensen Filosoof | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and philosopher. | 4 | 4 |
| Sucharit Bhakdi Prof. Dr. | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr., researcher. | 4 | 4 |
| Sylvie Matelly directrice de l'Institut Jacques Delors · Institut Jacques Delors | Selected | Think tank | Director of Jacques Delors Institute. | 4 | 5 |
| Theresa Kuhn professor of modern European history and politics · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Professor of modern European history and politics, University of Amsterdam. | 4 | 4 |
| Thilo Mischke Journalist, Autor | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author. | 4 | 6 |
| Thomas Levenson MIT professor | Selected | Academic | MIT professor. | 4 | 4 |
| Toby Nangle asset manager | Selected | Economist or consultant | Asset manager and FT contributor. | 4 | 5 |
| Tom Karako director of the Missile Defense Project · CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Director of Missile Defense Project at CSIS. | 4 | 6 |
| Urs Koenig Leadership expert, Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, leadership expert. | 4 | 4 |
| Valérie Niquet Spécialiste de la Chine · Fondation pour la Recherche stratégique | Selected | Think tank | China specialist Foundation for Strategic Research. | 4 | 6 |
| Vanessa Patrick Associate Dean for Research, Bauer Professor of Marketing · Bauer School of Business, University of Houston | Selected | Academic | Bauer professor of marketing, University of Houston. | 4 | 4 |
| Vincent Icke sterrenkundige | Selected | Academic | Astronomer and physicist at Utrecht University and Leiden University. | 4 | 11 |
| Vinciane Despret philosophe | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at University of Liège and Université libre de Bruxelles. | 4 | 4 |
| William von Hippel former professor of psychology · Ohio State University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology, formerly at Ohio State, active in university. | 4 | 5 |
| Wojciech Hermeliński były szef Państwowej Komisji Wyborczej · Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza | Selected | Former official | Former chief of Electoral Commission. | 4 | 6 |
| Yves Léonard historien | Selected | Academic | Historian, professor at Paris Institute of Political Studies. | 4 | 11 |
| Zoe Gardner independent researcher on migration policy | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Leicester. | 4 | 5 |
| Zuzanną Krzyżanowska ekspertką · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW (Polish think tank). | 4 | 11 |
| Álvaro Martín divulgador | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator. | 4 | 5 |
| Édouard Louis author | Selected | Commentator | Author, French political and intellectual figure. | 4 | 8 |
| Charles Consigny avocat | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 3 | 209 |
| Ruth Elkrief journaliste · LCI | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist and commentator. | 3 | 27 |
| Martin Hårdstedt professor i historia · Umeå universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor of History at Umeå University. | 3 | 48 |
| Fernando Medina antigo ministro das Finanças · PS | Selected | Former official | Former or ex-Finance Minister, former minister. | 3 | 13 |