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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Rutter Treasury civil servant · Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Institute for Government, former Treasury civil servant. | 4 | 51 |
| Arthur Brooks William Henry Bloomberg Professor · Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Professor, Harvard Kennedy School. | 25 | 50 |
| Michael Gove Commentateur politique · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator for The Spectator. | 12 | 50 |
| Danielle DiMartino Booth | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent macroeconomic analyst, former Fed advisor. | 10 | 50 |
| Florian Klenk Chefredakteur · FALTER | Selected | Commentator | FALTER editor-in-chief, ideas magazine editor-in-chief. | 7 | 50 |
| Gustavo Martínez asesor financiero y gestor patrimonial | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial advisor and manager. | 13 | 49 |
| Joanna Tyrowicz Prof. | Selected | Economist or consultant | Polish economist and professor at University of Warsaw. | 5 | 49 |
| Andrew Marr political commentator | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator. | 3 | 49 |
| Daniel Lacalle Economista, escritor, divulgador · Tressis | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent economist, public communicator at Tressis. | 16 | 48 |
| Dan Jones historiador británico | Selected | Commentator | British historian, author of biography of Henry V. | 12 | 48 |
| Agnieszka Bryc | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and lecturer at Copernicus University of Torun. | 9 | 48 |
| Katy Balls Washington editor · The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor at The Spectator, not analyst. | 4 | 48 |
| Martin Hårdstedt professor i historia · Umeå universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor of History at Umeå University. | 3 | 48 |
| Mohammad Marandi Prof. | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Tehran. | 10 | 47 |
| Stephen Bush FT correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at Financial Times. | 8 | 47 |
| Barbara Tóth Journalistin · Falter | Selected | Commentator | Leader of FALTER Media Department (section head). | 6 | 47 |
| Cem Karsan Founder, CIO · Kai Volatility Advisors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder and CIO of Kai Volatility Advisors. | 5 | 47 |
| Martin Wolf Chief Economic Commentator · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Chief Economic Commentator at Financial Times. | 22 | 46 |
| Luke Gromen Financial analyst · FFTT LLC | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial analyst macro mind, FFTT LLC. | 15 | 46 |
| Andrew Klavan auteur · The Daily Wire | Selected | Commentator | Author and Daily Wire contributor. | 11 | 46 |
| Peter Neumann Terrorforscher | Selected | Academic | Professor of security studies, terrorism researcher. | 7 | 46 |
| Jacek Bartosiak Strategy&Future | Selected | Think tank | Strategy and Future, Polish think tank. | 7 | 46 |
| Rosa Brooks professor of law and policy · Georgetown University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Law and Politics at Georgetown University. | 6 | 46 |
| Justin Haskins Co-author · Our Republic | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Great Reset and Dark Future essays. | 2 | 46 |
| Víctor Lapuente | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 46 |
| Heather Cox Richardson historian et auteur | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of political newsletter, analyst. | 24 | 45 |
| Robin Wigglesworth redaktør · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | FT Alphaville editor, financial analyst. | 15 | 45 |
| Richard Wiseman Professor · University of Hertfordshire | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Hertfordshire. | 5 | 45 |
| José María Lassalle | Selected | Academic | Professor at Universidad Carlos III. | 5 | 45 |
| Tristan Harris co-founder · Center for Humane Technology | Selected | Think tank | Co-founder of Center for Humane Technology. | 21 | 44 |
| Susan Glasser columnist · The New Yorker | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and writer for The New Yorker. | 14 | 44 |
| Michael Shermer science historian and professional skeptic | Selected | Commentator | Historian and science commentator. | 13 | 44 |
| Salena Zito columnist · Washington Examiner | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Washington Examiner and author. | 10 | 44 |
| Antoni Dudek prof · Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego | Selected | Academic | Prof at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University. | 7 | 44 |
| Cindy Yu columnist and contributing editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and contributing editor for The Times. | 7 | 44 |
| Hanif Bali | Selected | Former official | Member of Swedish Riksdag until 2022. | 6 | 44 |
| Dave Aronberg legal expert | Selected | Lawyer | Legal expert and lawyer. | 3 | 44 |
| Maria Wetterstrand | Selected | Former official | Former member of Swedish Riksdag, positions ended 2010. | 2 | 44 |
| Malcolm Gladwell author | Selected | Commentator | Author of essays and social analysis. | 21 | 43 |
| Heather Mac Donald author | Selected | Think tank | Political commentator at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. | 15 | 43 |
| Tom Nichols author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'The Death of Expertise'. | 10 | 43 |
| Julia Wouters politicoloog, spindoctor | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist, spin doctor and writer analyst. | 8 | 43 |
| Hildo Laman IEX-analist · IEX | Selected | Economist or consultant | House analyst at IEX, fundamental analyst. | 2 | 43 |
| Rich Lowry editor of National Review · National Review | Selected | Commentator | Editor of National Review, ideas journal editor. | 2 | 43 |
| Carsten Schmiester Experte en défense | Selected | Commentator | Journalist defense specialist at Deutschlandradio. | 1 | 43 |
| Sahil Bloom author · SRB Holdings | Selected | Commentator | Author of The 5 Types of Wealth, financial analyst. | 30 | 42 |
| Justin Wolfers professor of public policy and economics · University of Michigan | Selected | Academic | Professor of political economy, University of Michigan. | 15 | 42 |
| Trita Parsi | Selected | Think tank | Executive Vice-President of Quincy Institute. | 14 | 42 |
| Roland Tichy Publizist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist / essayist. | 8 | 42 |
| Gustav Gressel Militärexperte | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow in European defense and security. | 7 | 42 |