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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avinash Kaushik Tapestry | Excluded | Business executive | CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Avir Mitra Doctor and special correspondent · Radiolab | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Doctor and special correspondent at Radiolab. | 1 | 1 |
| Avy Stein Founder & Chairman · Cresset | Excluded | Business executive | Founder & Chairman of Cresset. | 1 | 1 |
| Aware Mustafa Teacher in Data & Systems Science, SU | Selected | Academic | Teacher of computer science and systems at Stockholm University. | 1 | 1 |
| Awoiska van der Molen Artist and photographer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Axel Bojanowski Science journalists · WELT | Selected | Commentator | Science Journalist (science journalist analyst). | 7 | 11 |
| Axel Buyse Former diplomat · De Standaard | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former diplomat, currently journalist. | 1 | 6 |
| Axel D'Angelo Gentile Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Axel Grønning Posten Bring | Excluded | Business executive | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Axel Gyldèn World desk · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | International Service L'Express, regional correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Axel Höpner Siemens reporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Siemens reporter at Handelsblatt, business reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Axel Kronholm Southeast Asia correspondent · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Southeast Asia correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Axel Merk Fed-watcher | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fed-watcher, economic policy analyst. | 3 | 19 |
| Axel Meyer Evolutionary biologist | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Constance. | 1 | 1 |
| Axel Michaels Indologist and religious scholar | Selected | Academic | Prof. Indologist and religion scholar. | 1 | 1 |
| Axel Vervoordt Property developer and antiques dealer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Axel Winqvist Documentary | Excluded | Journalist | Documentary maker, not an analysis journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Axel Wostry | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Axelle Arquie Economist · CEPII | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at CEPII. | 1 | 1 |
| Aya Aïdouni Student · ESIEE IT | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aya Batrawy Correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent for NPR. | 2 | 2 |
| Aya Jaff Non-fiction author, entrepreneur | Selected | Commentator | Nonfiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Ayaan Hirsi Ali Writer, activist and former politician | Selected | Commentator | Writer and activist, former politician. | 16 | 19 |
| Ayah Nuriddin Yale School of Medicine | Selected | Academic | Affiliation Yale School of Medicine. | 1 | 1 |
| Ayanna Williams Gaines Coach · Buffalo All-Star Extreme | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ayanta Barilli | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ayelet Israeli Professor · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 1 | 1 |
| Ayelet Levy Shachar | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ayesha Hazarika UK Government | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ayesha Wolasmal | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ayman Ahmad Mouhammad | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ayme Román | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Aymeric Bonnemaison Corps general · Cyberdéfense | Excluded | Serving politician | Army corps general in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Aymeric Durox Senator · RN | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Aymeric Renaud President · Schneider Electric France | Excluded | Business executive | President of Schneider Electric France. | 1 | 1 |
| Ayo Wahlberg Professor of anthropology at the University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Professor of Anthropology at University of Copenhagen. | 1 | 1 |
| Aysegül Sert Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Azadeh Kian Emeritus professor of sociology · Université Paris Cité | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of sociology at Paris Cité University. | 4 | 13 |
| Azadeh Zamirirad Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik. | 3 | 4 |
| Azeem Azhar Investor and author · Exponential View | Selected | Commentator | Author of Exponential View blog. | 11 | 32 |
| Azeredo Lopes Former Minister of Defence | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister (Portuguese). | 1 | 2 |
| Aziliz de Veyrinas Deputy managing director · Les Echos-Le Parisien Événements | Excluded | Business executive | Deputy director. | 1 | 1 |
| Aziz Abu Sarah Peace activist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Peace activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Aziz Huq Frank and Bernice J. Professor · University of Chicago Law School | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Chicago Law School. | 1 | 1 |
| Azucena López Cobo Professor of Spanish Literature · University of Malaga | Selected | Academic | Profesora de Literatura Española at University of Málaga. | 1 | 1 |
| Azzurra Rinaldi Economist | Selected | Academic | Female professor and economist. | 2 | 7 |
| B Zemen Organizational Psychologist · Health Professionals Network for Tigray | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Organizational psychologist without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| B.J. Naedele Sandlot Founder | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Sandlot. | 1 | 1 |
| Baaba Maal Musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Babatunde Irukera Former director-general · Nigeria's Consumer Protection Council | Selected | Former official | Former director-general of Nigeria's Consumer Protection Council. | 1 | 1 |