Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept. This page covers every guest of the POC podcasts, all countries together: screening comes first, and the country of origin is looked up afterwards, only for the selected experts.
Guests identified28,551
Excluded19,870
Selected8,681Of which 2,556 English-speaking world, 4,579 European Union, 1,546 other or unknown country
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,334Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,970
Why the others are excluded
People
27,693 people · the 858 guests named by their first name only are counted above but not listed
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Hilliard Reporter · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Irish Times | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Hogan Pro-Football Ireland | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pro-Football Ireland, sports organization role. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Huber | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Social insurance expert, consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Isitt Architecture critic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architecture critic, not academic or commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Kirkham CMO · PepsiCo | Excluded | Business executive | CMO of PepsiCo, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Kitto | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Klein Chief Digital Officer · Ergo Gruppe | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Digital Officer of Ergo Group, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Koziel President and CEO · Allinial Global | Excluded | Business executive | President and CEO of Allinial Global. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Krasnow | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Only a special-thanks credit on a human body episode; field is related but nothing precise ties him to this Stanford biochemist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Lack Personal branding expert | Excluded | Business executive | Personal branding expert, consulting activities. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Landler Journalist · New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist New York Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Lawrenson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Machin CEO · Opto Investments | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Opto Investments, finance executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Masker Food writer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Food writer, not academic or public affairs commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Moeller Restaurant consultant · The Recipe of Success | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Restaurant consultant, outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Oakley Dean of Southwark Cathedral | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Paoletta Biographer, co-editor of Created Equal | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Active White House Budget legal advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Pincus Founder and longtime CEO · Zynga | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Zynga. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Propes Vusion | Excluded | Business executive | Vusion, corporate role without clear title. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Robinson Lt. Gov. | Excluded | Serving politician | Lt. Gov., politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Rossini Former FBI special agent | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former FBI special agent, not a high public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Schaefer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | American actor and disc jockey. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Sellman Technology Correspondent · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Technology correspondent for The Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Slater Chairman and chief investment officer · Slater Investments Ltd. | Excluded | Business executive | Chairman and chief investment officer of investment firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Sleigh | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Steel Writer, comedian and radio presenter · BBC Radio 4 | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Stiltner Senior Director of Content and Web Marketing · Rapyd | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Director of Content at Rapyd, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Thompson Chairman of the Chief Executive Alliance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chairman of Chief Executive Alliance. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Travis Rivera Professional Storyteller, Founder · The Professional Storyteller | Excluded | Business executive | Professional Storyteller, founder of consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark van den Brink Skipper · KNRM Huizen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark van der Plas CEO of SME exchange NPEX | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of MKB-beurs NPEX, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Vletter Founder · Voys | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of tech company Voys. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark W. Geiger | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Author of a financial-markets book on an economics show; the profile is an economic historian, but nothing precise links them. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Wade Partner · CAZ Investments | Excluded | Business executive | Partner at investment firm CAZ Investments. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Warner Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Webber F1 and Le Mans driver | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Weber Serial entrepreneur, inventor et CEO · Mark Weber Enterprises | Excluded | Business executive | Serial entrepreneur and CEO of own company. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Williams Clinical psychologist and ordained Minister | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinical psychologist and ordained minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Williams-Thomas Investigator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investigator, not in the defined roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Wood Chairman · Everest Funeral Concierge, PensionBee | Excluded | Business executive | Chairman of funeral concierge and PensionBee. | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Wright Entrepreneur and investor · Climb Online | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and investor at Climb Online. | 1 | 1 |
| Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi Executive Director of the Register of Damage for Ukraine · Council of Europe | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive Director at Council of Europe, public office. | 1 | 1 |
| Marko Aalto AI director · Reaktor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | AI leader at Reaktor, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Marko Arnautovic Footballer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Marko Huttunen CEO · Ovaro | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Ovaro, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Marko Kaarto | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Marko Palokangas Lieutenant colonel | Excluded | Serving politician | Military rank (Colonel), soldier in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Markus Ackeret Russia correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | Russia correspondent for NZZ. | 1 | 1 |
| Markus Alkio Information security expert · NetNordic Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cybersecurity expert at NetNordic Group, corporate. | 1 | 1 |
| Markus Brotschi Bundeshaus editor · Tages-Anzeiger | Excluded | Journalist | Parliament editor, Tages-Anzeiger. | 1 | 1 |