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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen McDonnell BBC China correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | China correspondent for BBC, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Moffatt National Policy Manager · Barnardos | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | National Policy Manager at Barnardos. | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Newland Director of FP&A · GrowthLab Finance-as-a-Service | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of FP and A, financial business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Rea Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Roseme CEO and founder · The Bridgeton Group | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Satkiewicz Independent scholar | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Anderson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Bassett Exec.Director · Paradigm Research Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activist, director of Paradigm Research Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Beechey Group Public Sector Director · Wates Group | Excluded | Business executive | Group Public Sector Director at Wates Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Benen MS NOW contributor | Excluded | Journalist | MS NOW contributor, function too vague. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Bland | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Boyes Conservationist and National Geographic Explorer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Conservationist and National Geographic Explorer. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Burke GamersNexus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | GamersNexus, technology analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Colbern Chemist and materials scientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Ellis TPG | Excluded | Business executive | Impact investing manager at TPG. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Hankins CFO · Morgan Foods | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of private company. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Heathcote Chief Executive Officer · PrimeGlobal | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Executive Officer of a company. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Hilton Political strategist | Excluded | Serving politician | Active British-American political advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Inskeep Host · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | NPR host, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve James Filmmaker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Jobs Founder · Apple | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Kerr Warriors head coach · Golden State Warriors | Excluded | Business executive | Head coach of a sports team. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Kershaw Classical historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Kornacki Correspondent · NBC News | Excluded | Journalist | NBC News correspondent, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Liesman | Excluded | Journalist | No specific written function. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Magness Cofounder · The Growth Equation | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-founder of company. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Martin Founding partner · MSQ Sports + Entertainment | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founding partner of agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Mawer Chairman · Calumet | Excluded | Business executive | Chairman of a company. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve McLaughlin Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner · FT Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Founder, CEO of consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Murphy Ex-DEA agent | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former DEA agent, field agent. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Nikoui Carpenter | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Reed MP · Labour | Excluded | Serving politician | MP in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Robinson Editor-In-Cheif · The Maine Wire | Excluded | Journalist | Local media editor-in-chief, not an ideas publication. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Roest CEO and co-founder · PocDoc | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Rosvold Founder of CFO.University | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of company. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Simar | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Sullins | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Tibble | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Waygood Chief Responsible Investment Officer · Aviva Investors | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Responsible Investment Officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Wilkos Host · The Steve Wilkos Show | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Witkoff Special envoy | Excluded | Serving politician | Special envoy in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Wozniak Engineer · Apple | Excluded | Business executive | Engineer and founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Bavaria | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Callahan Marine adventurer and author | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Crowder | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Frölke Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, NRC, not a specialist analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Greer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Steven L.B. Jensen Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Peters Transport scientist · SWR | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Pivnik Serial founder, endurance athlete, and exit advisor · The CEO Project, Acresis | Excluded | Business executive | Serial founder and entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |