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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail Shrier author | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist analyst. | 12 | 17 |
| Leo Varadkar Former Taoiseach | Selected | Former official | Former Taoiseach, former Irish prime minister. | 12 | 17 |
| Paul Johnson Directeur · Institute for Fiscal Studies | Selected | Think tank | Director Institute for Fiscal Studies. | 12 | 16 |
| C. Thi Nguyen philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, university teacher at University of Utah. | 12 | 16 |
| Peter Atwater president · Financial Insyghts | Selected | Economist or consultant | President of Financial Insyghts, analyst. | 12 | 16 |
| Patrick Radden Keefe award-winning writer and investigative journalist | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist and author. | 12 | 15 |
| Bari Weiss The Free Press | Selected | Commentator | Founder of The Free Press. | 12 | 15 |
| Adam Frank astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist and professor at University of Rochester. | 12 | 14 |
| Sebastian Mallaby two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and senior fellow · Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations. | 12 | 13 |
| Thomas Hertog kosmoloog | Selected | Academic | University teacher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. | 12 | 13 |
| Jon Ronson author | Selected | Commentator | Author of essays. | 12 | 13 |
| Gabriel Zucman economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, explicit economist title. | 12 | 12 |
| Anne-Laure Le Cunff auteur · Ness | Selected | Commentator | Author with the title How to Live Freely in a Goal Obsessed World. | 12 | 12 |
| Alessandro Barbero professor · Università del Piemonte Orientale | Selected | Academic | Professor and historian. | 11 | 320 |
| John Mearsheimer Prof · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at University of Chicago. | 11 | 204 |
| Bernard Hammelburg Buitenlandcommentator · BNR | Selected | Commentator | International commentator for BNR. | 11 | 101 |
| Emily Jashinsky host · After Party | Selected | Commentator | Host of After Party and Federalist podcasts, analyst. | 11 | 63 |
| Andrew Klavan auteur · The Daily Wire | Selected | Commentator | Author and Daily Wire contributor. | 11 | 46 |
| David French | Selected | Commentator et Lawyer | Columnist at New York Times, former lawyer. | 11 | 36 |
| Miles Taylor former chief of staff at Department for Homeland Security · Department for Homeland Security | Selected | Former official | Former DHS chief of staff. | 11 | 35 |
| Gerd Kommer Finanzexperte | Selected | Economist or consultant | Finance expert and ETF expert. | 11 | 34 |
| Azeem Azhar investor and author · Exponential View | Selected | Commentator | Author of Exponential View blog. | 11 | 32 |
| Pip Klöckner Tech-Investor | Selected | Commentator | Tech analyst, tech thought leader analyzing technology news. | 11 | 31 |
| Bridget Phetasy Spectator World contributing editor · Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Contributing editor at Spectator. | 11 | 30 |
| Franz-Stefan Gady Militärexperte · International Institute for Strategic Studies | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at International Institute for Strategic Studies. | 11 | 27 |
| Ulrike Franke Senior Policy Fellow · ECFR | Selected | Think tank | Senior Policy Fellow ECFR. | 11 | 27 |
| Leah Litman legal expert · Michigan University | Selected | Academic | Professor, legal expert. | 11 | 26 |
| Tim Harford host · Cautionary Tales | Selected | Commentator | Host of Cautionary Tales podcast. | 11 | 26 |
| Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Ex-CSU-Verteidigungsminister | Selected | Former official | Former CSU Defense Minister. | 11 | 25 |
| Kenneth Manusama Amerikakenner | Selected | Academic | Professor of international law at VU Amsterdam. | 11 | 24 |
| Jérôme Fourquet Directeur du département Opinion · Ifop | Selected | Think tank | Opinion director at Ifop, polling institute. | 11 | 23 |
| John Kiriakou author, journalist and former intelligence officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA analyst, case officer and intelligence officer. | 11 | 21 |
| Wolfgang Ischinger Vorsitzender · Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz | Selected | Think tank | President, Munich Security Conference. | 11 | 21 |
| Matt Goodwin political scientist, author | Selected | Commentator | Former academic turned political commentator and author. | 11 | 21 |
| Tim Spector food scientist · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Professor at King's College London. | 11 | 20 |
| Remco Breuker hoogleraar | Selected | Academic | Professor (Hoogleraar). | 11 | 19 |
| Michael Green Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager · Simplify Asset Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Strategist at Simplify Asset Management. | 11 | 18 |
| Gérard Araud ancien ambassadeur | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France. | 11 | 18 |
| Norm Eisen Ambassador · CNN | Selected | Lawyer | CNN legal analyst, former ambassador to Czech Republic. | 11 | 17 |
| Karim Sadjadpour Senior Fellow · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow Carnegie Endowment. | 11 | 17 |
| Stephanie Ruhle Anchor, Senior Business Analyst · The 11th Hour, MS NOW | Selected | Commentator | Senior Business Analyst, economic analyst. | 11 | 16 |
| Brené Brown modforskare · University of Houston | Selected | Academic | Researcher and author University of Houston | 11 | 16 |
| Robert Kagan | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, writer and historian at Georgetown University. | 11 | 15 |
| Andrew Bustamante Former covert officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former covert CIA officer. | 11 | 14 |
| David Brooks New York Times columnist · New York Times | Selected | Commentator | New York Times columnist. | 11 | 14 |
| Claudia Sahm economist · Federal Reserve | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Federal Reserve. | 11 | 14 |
| Zeke Faux author · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist Bloomberg and author Number Go Up. | 11 | 13 |
| Brian Klaas political scientist | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist, author of Fluke. | 11 | 13 |
| Noah Smith | Selected | Commentator | Author of Noahpinion economic analysis newsletter. | 11 | 13 |
| Alex Edmans professor of finance · London Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor of finance at London Business School. | 11 | 13 |