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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Roberts President · Heritage Foundation | Selected | Think tank | President of Heritage Foundation. | 13 | 30 |
| Juan Ramón Rallo | Selected | Economist or consultant | Spanish economist and university teacher at Francisco Marroquín University. | 13 | 29 |
| Dacher Keltner psychologist · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Psychology professor, UC Berkeley and Stanford. | 13 | 28 |
| Steve Vladeck professor · Georgetown Law | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Texas School of Law. | 13 | 26 |
| Alastair Campbell | Selected | Former official | Director of communications at 10 Downing Street (end of 2003). | 13 | 25 |
| Sönke Neitzel Militärhistoriker · Universität Potsdam | Selected | Academic | Military historian at University of Potsdam. | 13 | 24 |
| Simone Pieranni giornalista · Chora Media | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and founder of China Files. | 13 | 24 |
| Katie Phang lawyer, legal analyst · MeidasTouch | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and legal analyst at MeidasTouch. | 13 | 24 |
| Marc Elias Attorney | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney, practicing lawyer. | 13 | 21 |
| Frans Timmermans GroenLinks-PvdA | Selected | Former official | Former Vice President of European Commission (end 2019). | 13 | 21 |
| Andrew Huberman professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Professor at Stanford University. | 13 | 20 |
| Katja Hoyer historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at King's College London. | 13 | 20 |
| Philip Goff author, philosopher, professor · Durham University | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy at Durham University. | 13 | 20 |
| Stacey Abrams voting rights activist and former Georgia house minority leader | Selected | Former official | Former Georgia House minority leader. | 13 | 20 |
| Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook Senior Advisorin · Bertelsmann Stiftung | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Bertelsmann Stiftung. | 13 | 19 |
| Ali Ansari Professor · University of St Andrews | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of St Andrews. | 13 | 19 |
| Frans Osinga professor oorlogsstudies | Selected | Academic | Professor of war studies. | 13 | 19 |
| Mike Pompeo former U.S. Secretary of State | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Secretary of State. | 13 | 19 |
| Gerald Knaus Migrationsexperte · ESI | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at ESI. | 13 | 18 |
| Michael Easter author | Selected | Commentator | Author of The Comfort Crisis. | 13 | 18 |
| Rana Mitter Professor · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Oxford. | 13 | 16 |
| James Clear author, expert on habits | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Atomic Habits', bestselling non-fiction. | 13 | 15 |
| Tim Urban writer · Wait But Why | Selected | Commentator | Author of blog and analytical essayist. | 13 | 15 |
| Anna Lembke professor i psykiatri og leder af Addiction Medicine · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychiatry, Stanford University. | 13 | 14 |
| Carissa Véliz Associate Professor · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor, University of Oxford. | 13 | 14 |
| Joseph Stiglitz economista | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, Nobel Prize winner in economics according to the excerpt. | 13 | 14 |
| Marietje Schaake fellow · Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Universiteit van Stanford | Selected | Academic | Fellow at Institute for Human-Centered AI Stanford, former MEP. | 13 | 13 |
| Daniel Stelter Ökonom | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, economist, political economist. | 12 | 249 |
| Bill O'Reilly media commentator | Selected | Commentator | Media commentator. | 12 | 185 |
| Mike Davis Founder · Article 3 Project | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and founder of Article III Project. | 12 | 81 |
| Matt Hougan Chief Investment Officer · Bitwise Asset Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management. | 12 | 79 |
| Ash Sarkar Contributing Editor at Novara Media · Novara Media | Selected | Commentator | Contributing editor at Novara Media and author, analyst. | 12 | 68 |
| Michael Gove Commentateur politique · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator for The Spectator. | 12 | 50 |
| Dan Jones historiador británico | Selected | Commentator | British historian, author of biography of Henry V. | 12 | 48 |
| Gillian Tett columnist · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Financial Times. | 12 | 40 |
| Geerten Waling historicus en schrijver | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Leiden. | 12 | 38 |
| James Lindsay author, mathematician, cultural critic · New Discourses | Selected | Commentator | Author, mathematician, cultural critic, founder of New Discourses. | 12 | 36 |
| Mariam Lau politische Korrespondentin · Die Zeit | Selected | Commentator | Politics correspondent at Die Zeit, analyst. | 12 | 30 |
| Laurie Santos psychology professor · Yale | Selected | Academic | Professor, psychology professor, Yale. | 12 | 30 |
| Alain De Botton modern-day philosopher · School of Life | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author, School of Life, society analyst. | 12 | 25 |
| Ana Kasparian host and producer · The Young Turks | Selected | Commentator | Host and producer of The Young Turks, analysis media. | 12 | 24 |
| Veronika Grimm Wirtschaftsweise · Sachverständigenrat | Selected | Academic | German economist and university professor. | 12 | 23 |
| Luke Tryl More in Common | Selected | Think tank | More in Common, public policy think tank. | 12 | 23 |
| David Pakman host of The David Pakman Show · The David Pakman Show | Selected | Commentator | Progressive political commentator, host. | 12 | 22 |
| Christopher Rufo Senior Fellow · Manhattan Project | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Manhattan Project. | 12 | 22 |
| Claudia Kemfert Klima-Ökonomin | Selected | Academic | Climate economist and university teacher at Humboldt University and German Institute for Economic Research. | 12 | 21 |
| Taylor Lorenz author of Extremely Online · User Mag | Selected | Commentator | Author of Extremely Online, essayist. | 12 | 20 |
| Herfried Münkler Politikwissenschaftler | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and historian, university professor. | 12 | 19 |
| Robert Pape Professor · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at the University of Chicago. | 12 | 19 |
| Jana Puglierin Chefin des Berliner Büros des European Council on Foreign Relations · European Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Head of European Council on Foreign Relations think tank. | 12 | 18 |