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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Łukasz Maślanka expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW. | 3 | 7 |
| Adrian Daub author of The Cancel Culture Panic | Selected | Commentator | Author of The Cancel Culture Panic. | 3 | 7 |
| Emily Nussbaum staff writer and former television critic · The New Yorker | Selected | Commentator | Staff writer and former television critic at The New Yorker. | 3 | 7 |
| James Poulos political theorist | Selected | Commentator | Political theorist author, political theory essayist. | 3 | 7 |
| Joanne Freeman historian · Yale University | Selected | Academic | Historian at Yale University. | 3 | 7 |
| John Brennan | Selected | Former official | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (end of 2017). | 3 | 7 |
| Larisa Brown defence editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Defence editor The Times. | 3 | 7 |
| Olivette Otele Professor | Selected | Academic | Historian professor. Explicit university title. | 3 | 7 |
| Paulo Figueiredo | Selected | Commentator | Brazilian political commentator. | 3 | 7 |
| Pete Lunn head of the ESRI's Behavioural Unit · ESRI | Selected | Think tank | Head of ESRI's Behavioral Unit, economic think tank. | 3 | 7 |
| Sonia Sodha columnist and broadcaster | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and broadcaster. | 3 | 7 |
| Ty Tashiro psychologist and author | Selected | Commentator | Psychologist and author. | 3 | 7 |
| William Blanc | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical non-fiction books. | 3 | 7 |
| Anthony Scaramucci broadcaster, financier and former White House Communications Director · SkyBridge Capital | Excluded | Serving politician | Founder of SkyBridge Capital, financier. Former government official. | 3 | 6 |
| Henrik Jönsson Entrepreneur, opinionsbildare, youtuber och föreläsare | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 6 |
| Liz Wheeler BlazeTV host · BlazeTV | Excluded | Journalist | BlazeTV host. | 3 | 6 |
| Mary Regan political editor · Irish and Sunday Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 6 |
| Nicolas Bouzou fondateur · Asterès | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Asterès consulting firm (economic consulting). | 3 | 6 |
| Onni Rostila kansanedustaja | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Finnish Parliament. | 3 | 6 |
| Paul Goodman Conservative peer and journalist · Conservative Home | Selected | Commentator | Conservative Home editor, opinion magazine. | 3 | 6 |
| Keith Humphreys Esther Ting Memorial professor of psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychiatry at Stanford University. | 3 | 6 |
| Stéphanie Villers Conseillère économique à PwC France · PwC France | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist advisor at PwC France, consulting firm. | 3 | 6 |
| Artur Bartoszewicz Dr · Szkoła Główna Handlowa | Selected | Academic | Economist at Szkoła Główna Handlowa. | 3 | 6 |
| Will Saletan Autor · The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | The Bulwark and Author, political opinion site. | 3 | 6 |
| Michael Stephens Senior Associate Fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank | Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI, British security think tank. | 3 | 6 |
| Carl Armfelt förvaltare · Tin Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Tin Fonder. | 3 | 6 |
| Wojciech Sumliński psycholog, dziennikarz śledczy, publicysta, reżyser filmowy | Selected | Commentator | Polish publicist, investigative journalist, essayist. | 3 | 6 |
| David Smeulders hoogleraar Energietechnologie · Eindhoven University of Technology | Selected | Academic | Professor of Energy Technology at Eindhoven University. | 3 | 6 |
| Irène Théry sociologue | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Sociologist, director of studies at EHESS. | 3 | 6 |
| João Diogo Correia | Selected | Commentator | Commentator João Diogo Correia. | 3 | 6 |
| Karolina Zielińska ekspertka · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW, Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich. | 3 | 6 |
| Simon Otjes politicoloog · Leiden University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Leiden University. | 3 | 6 |
| Sonny Bunch The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | The Bulwark contributor, political analysis publication. | 3 | 6 |
| Stanisław Koziej Gen., były szef BBN · BBN | Selected | Former official | General, former head of BBN. | 3 | 6 |
| Gianumberto Accinelli entomologo | Selected | Academic | Entomologist and professor. | 3 | 6 |
| Else Sundfør spareøkonom · Nordnet | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist at Nordnet, financial analyst. | 3 | 6 |
| Germano Almeida comentador · SIC | Selected | Commentator | SIC commentator. | 3 | 6 |
| Néstor Marqués arqueólogo y divulgador | Selected | Commentator | Archaeologist and science communicator, primary activity dissemination. | 3 | 6 |
| Agaton Koziński | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and opinion journalist in Poland. | 3 | 6 |
| Alina Polyakova President · Center for European Policy Analysis | Selected | Think tank | President of Center for European Policy Analysis, think tank. | 3 | 6 |
| Anatol Lieven Eurasia Program Director · Quincy Institute | Selected | Think tank | Eurasia Program Director at Quincy Institute. | 3 | 6 |
| Andrew Michta Prof | Selected | Academic | Prof specializing in Eastern European studies. | 3 | 6 |
| Beatriz Villarroel | Selected | Academic | Astronomer Stockholm University, Wikidata university affiliation. | 3 | 6 |
| Brigitte Röder Prof. Dr. | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. university teacher at University of Hamburg or University of Basel. | 3 | 6 |
| Cecilie Ystenes Myhre auteure | Selected | Commentator | Author on business management. | 3 | 6 |
| Claire McCaskill Former Senator | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Senator. | 3 | 6 |
| David Botello divulgador | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator and history program director. | 3 | 6 |
| David Corn Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of American Psychosis. | 3 | 6 |
| Edgar Fernández asesor en Tercio Capital, profesor universitario · Tercio Capital | Selected | Academic | University professor at Universidad Carlos III. | 3 | 6 |
| Eirik Haavaldsen Pareto Securities | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Pareto Securities. | 3 | 6 |