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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Watts Political activist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Political activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Shanon Baker | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Shantanu Narayen CEO · Adobe | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Adobe. | 1 | 1 |
| Shaolei Ren Associate Professor · University of California | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of California. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharad Chari Associate Professor of Geography · UC Berkeley | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Geography at UC Berkeley. | 1 | 1 |
| Shariff Nasr Director and comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharlene Santana Biologist · University of Washington | Selected | Academic | Biologist at University of Washington. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharmaine Lovegrove | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharmili Edwin Thanarajah Neurologist · University Hospital Frankfurt | Selected | Academic | Neurologist at University Hospital Frankfurt, university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharon Barber-Lui Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President · Teva Pharmaceuticals | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Financial Officer at Teva Pharmaceuticals, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharon Bradford Franklin PCLOB | Excluded | Serving politician | Chair of PCLOB, senior government official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharon Dijksma Mayor of Utrecht and chair of the VNG | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Utrecht in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharon Horgan Irish actor, writer, and director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharon Lambert Doctor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Doctor (therapist), physician outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharon McManus Group Head of Sustainability · ESB | Excluded | Business executive | Group Head of Sustainability at ESB, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharon Sliwinski Dr · MIT | Selected | Academic | Dr. at MIT, university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharon Stone | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharon van Herel Managing Director · HDI Global NL | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Director at HDI Global NL, leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Sharon Wajsbrot Energy specialist · Les Echos | Selected | Commentator | Energy specialist at Échos, industry news chief. | 1 | 4 |
| Sharon Weinberger | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist, analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Sharron Davies Former competitive swimmer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former competitive swimmer. | 1 | 1 |
| Shashank Joshi Defence Editor · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Defence Editor at The Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Shashi Roopram | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Shauna McGreevy | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Shauna McIntyre Ensurge Micropower | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Shauneen McNicholl McNicholl Caravans | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Shawn Holley Lawyer on O.J. Simpson's defence team | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer in O.J. Simpson defense team. | 1 | 1 |
| Shawn McCreesh Features writer · New York Magazine | Excluded | Journalist | Features writer at New York Magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Shawn Rowland Founder and CEO · Jase Medical | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Jase Medical. | 1 | 1 |
| Shawn Ryan Former US Navy SEAL | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Shay Brennan Fianna Fail TD | Excluded | Serving politician | Fianna Fail TD (Irish deputy) in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Shay Lally Quantity surveyor · Houses to Restore | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Quantity surveyor, construction expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Shayle Matsuda Coral biologist et cnidariologist · Shedd Aquarium | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Coral biologist at Shedd Aquarium, non-university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Shaylin Laure Wodapalooza 2023 Women's Rx Champion | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Shazia Majid Commentator · VG | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Shea Furey King Program manager and technologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Program manager and technologist, technical executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Sheelan Yousefizadeh | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sheera Frenkel New York Times journalist · The New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Award-winning reporter New York Times | 2 | 2 |
| Shehnaz Haqqani Assistant professor · Mercer University | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at Mercer University. | 1 | 1 |
| Sheila Bair Former FDIC Chair | Selected | Former official | Former FDIC Chair. | 6 | 6 |
| Sheila Flynn Guest | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sheila Gutiérrez Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Sheila O'Flanagan | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | One of Ireland's most prolific writers. | 1 | 1 |
| Sheilagh Ogilvie | Selected | Academic | Historian, economist at University of Cambridge. | 1 | 1 |
| Shekhar Pathak Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Shelby Haas-Sapp Sales trainer, content creator, and founder of She Sells Academy | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sales trainer and founder, female company executive and trainer. | 1 | 1 |
| Shelby Holliday Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter and national security Wall Street Journal | 2 | 4 |
| Shelby Johnson | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Shelby Ward Cinematic AI Filmmaker · Curious Refuge | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse Senator · Judiciary Committee | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator on Judiciary Committee in office. | 2 | 2 |