Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,870
Selected8,717
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,352Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute735Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament534LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar253Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent867CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,976
Why the others are excluded
People
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Columbus Senior Editor · Lawfare Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Editor Lawfare Institute. | 2 | 28 |
| Corinna Budras F.A.Z. columnist · Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Selected | Commentator | F.A.Z. columnist, analyst. | 2 | 27 |
| Valentine Ainouz responsable de la stratégie taux · Amundi Institute | Selected | Economist or consultant | Rate strategy director, Amundi Institute. | 2 | 25 |
| John Stepek Bloomberg senior reporter · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Money Distilled newsletter author. | 2 | 25 |
| Giuseppe Mayer imprenditore, docente universitario, autore | Selected | Academic | University docent. | 2 | 25 |
| Marek Świerczyński Polityka Insight | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Polityka Insight (think tank). | 2 | 25 |
| Jason Buttrill Chief researcher · Glenn Beck | Selected | Commentator | Chief researcher analyzing current events. | 2 | 24 |
| Francis Dearnley Assistant Comment Editor · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Assistant Comment Editor. | 2 | 23 |
| Lance Roberts portfolio manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager, portfolio manager. | 2 | 23 |
| Virginie Robert présidente · Constance Associés | Excluded | Business executive | President of consulting firm, head of international service. | 2 | 22 |
| Abnousse Shalmani commentatrice · LCI | Selected | Commentator | Commentator for LCI. | 2 | 22 |
| Daniel McPhee analytiker · EFN | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at EFN. | 2 | 22 |
| Maurice Hoefgen | Selected | Commentator | Economist, author and economics analyst podcaster. | 2 | 22 |
| Nina Horaczek Chefreporterin · FALTER | Selected | Commentator | Chief investigative reporter analyzing current events. | 2 | 21 |
| Zohra Bitan cadre de la fonction publique · fonction publique | Excluded | Serving politician | Public official in office, public executive. | 2 | 20 |
| Guille Lomener editor de Applesfera · Applesfera | Selected | Commentator | Editor of Applesfera media site. | 2 | 20 |
| Christopher Dembik conseiller en stratégie d'investissement · Pictet AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategy advisor. | 2 | 19 |
| Cal Thomas nationally syndicated US columnist | Selected | Commentator | Nationally syndicated columnist. | 2 | 19 |
| Marion McKeone US correspondent · Business Post | Excluded | Journalist | USA correspondent for Business Post. | 2 | 18 |
| Natalie Orpett Executive Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Executive Editor at Lawfare Institute, political analysis editor. | 2 | 18 |
| João Pedro Henriques | Selected | Commentator | Commentator João Pedro Henriques. | 2 | 18 |
| Susan Hayes Culleton Chartered Financial Analyst · Hayes Culleton Group | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chartered financial analyst, Hayes Culleton Group. | 2 | 18 |
| Miguel Pedrero reportero | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 17 |
| Sam Zirah créateur de contenu | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 17 |
| Ewa Pietrzyk-Zieniewicz dr · UW | Selected | Academic | Prof. Political scientist at University of Warsaw. | 2 | 17 |
| Cliff Taylor economics columnist · The Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics columnist at The Irish Times. | 2 | 17 |
| Eric Ciaramella senior fellow · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment. | 2 | 17 |
| Maurizio Lupi Noi Moderati | Selected | Former official | Former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure (end 2014-2015). | 2 | 17 |
| Tom Bevan RealClearPolitics | Selected | Commentator | From RealClearPolitics, political analysis. | 2 | 17 |
| Denis Ferrand directeur général · Rexecode | Selected | Think tank | General director of Rexecode, economic think tank. | 2 | 16 |
| Kristina Ekero Eriksson arkeologen | Selected | Commentator | Archaeologist and non-fiction history author. | 2 | 16 |
| Dominic Nicholls Associate Editor of Defence · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Associate Editor Defence Telegraph, specialized analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Trond Omdal Energianalytiker og forvalter · Pensum | Selected | Economist or consultant | Energy analyst and manager at Pensum. | 2 | 16 |
| Bérénice Levet philosophe | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and columnist, ideas analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Steven Swinford Political Editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Political Editor at Times, political analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Jonas Kuld Rathje chefredaktør · Ingeniøren | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 15 |
| Laurent Vronski directeur général · Ervor | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 2 | 15 |
| José Precedo director adjunto · elDiario.es | Selected | Commentator | Associate Director elDiario.es. | 2 | 15 |
| Julia Cydejko starsza analityczka ds. energetycznych · Polityka Insight | Selected | Think tank | Senior Analyst at Polityka Insight think tank. | 2 | 15 |
| Michael Sahlin expert geopolitico · Consilium International | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish Ambassador, title 'tidigare ambassadör'. | 2 | 15 |
| Pablo A. Iglesias | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest on a Spanish news commentary panel about politics; the linked profile is a Johns Hopkins researcher and engineer, so a namesake. | 2 | 15 |
| Jack Devine Acting Director and Associate Director of CIA operations · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA director and associate director of operations. | 2 | 15 |
| Jukka Lepikkö Ammattitreidaaja · Trader's Club | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professional trader. | 2 | 14 |
| Lamyae Aharouay verslaggevers · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter NRC | 2 | 14 |
| Léa Benaim journaliste · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BFM Business. | 2 | 14 |
| Melinda Davan-Soulas journaliste · Tech&Co | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Tech & Co BFM Tech, technology reporting. | 2 | 14 |
| Cécile Cornudet éditorialiste · Les Échos | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at Les Échos. | 2 | 14 |
| Laure Salvaing directrice générale · Verian | Selected | Think tank | Director general at Verian. | 2 | 14 |
| Stefan Geier Journalist · BR | Selected | Commentator | Science Journalist BR (science journalist). | 2 | 14 |
| Agata Szczęśniak OKO.press | Selected | Commentator | OKO.press, investigative news and analysis media. | 2 | 14 |