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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leszek Miller były premier | Selected | Former official | Former prime minister of Poland. | 10 | 36 |
| Alain Bauer professeur de criminologie · Conservatoire des arts et métiers | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. | 7 | 36 |
| Kjersti Haugland sjeføkonom · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist DNB Markets, bank analyst. | 5 | 36 |
| Emmanuel de Villiers chef d'entreprise | Excluded | Business executive | Company executive, entrepreneur. | 1 | 36 |
| Quinn Slobodian Professor of History · Wellesley College | Selected | Academic | Professor of History at Wellesley College. | 25 | 35 |
| Paul Krugman Nobel Prize-winning economist, columnist · New York Times | Selected | Economist or consultant | Nobel economist, New York Times columnist. | 20 | 35 |
| Albrecht von Lucke Politikwissenschaftler · Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist and publicist analyzing current events. | 14 | 35 |
| Dan Ives Managing Director and Global Head of Technology Research · Wedbush Securities | Selected | Economist or consultant | Managing Director Global Head Technology Research Wedbush Securities. | 14 | 35 |
| 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 |
| Ulrich Vosgerau Rechtswissenschaftler und Rechtsanwalt | Selected | Lawyer | Legal scholar lawyer. | 6 | 35 |
| Vincent Juvyns expert · ING | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategy director at ING. | 4 | 35 |
| Kees de Kort onafhankelijk econoom | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent economist. | 4 | 35 |
| Ben Tiggelaar | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and author, essayist. | 4 | 35 |
| Gemma Venhuizen | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist at NRC. | 2 | 35 |
| Sarah Ditum writer · The Times and The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Writer The Times and Sunday Times, essayist. | 2 | 35 |
| Søren Linding erhvervskommentator · Finans | Selected | Commentator | Business commentator and opinion writer. | 1 | 35 |
| Michael Lewis bestselling author and financial journalist | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and financial journalist. | 27 | 34 |
| Adam Kinzinger ancien représentant | Selected | Commentator | Former political commentator. | 13 | 34 |
| Gerd Kommer Finanzexperte | Selected | Economist or consultant | Finance expert and ETF expert. | 11 | 34 |
| Andrzej Bobiński Polityka Insight | Selected | Commentator | Polish linguist and political analyst, Polityka Insight. | 5 | 34 |
| Julia Weigelt Journalistin | Selected | Commentator | Expert journalist on security politics. | 3 | 34 |
| Michał Przeperski dr · Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Catholic University of Lublin. | 3 | 34 |
| Cath Haddon senior fellow · Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow Institute for Government. | 1 | 34 |
| Ramit Sethi personal finance and business expert | Selected | Commentator | Author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. | 20 | 33 |
| Dan Snow historien | Selected | Commentator | Historian and broadcaster. | 17 | 33 |
| Don Lemon | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist at CNN. | 16 | 33 |
| Béatrice Mathieu rédactrice en chef · L'Express | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief and senior specialist correspondent. | 3 | 33 |
| Michael Simmons Economics editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at The Spectator, economic analyst. | 3 | 33 |
| Solmaz Khorsand Autorin | Selected | Commentator | Author. | 3 | 33 |
| Stephanie Pomboy expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent macro strategist. | 2 | 33 |
| Marjorie Taylor Greene Former Congresswoman | Selected | Former official | Former Congresswoman. | 18 | 32 |
| Jake Sullivan Kissinger Professor · Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Professor Harvard Kennedy, former Security Adviser. | 17 | 32 |
| Coleman Hughes | Selected | Commentator | Columnist, pundit, podcaster and non-fiction writer. | 16 | 32 |
| Azeem Azhar investor and author · Exponential View | Selected | Commentator | Author of Exponential View blog. | 11 | 32 |
| Wim Voermans hoogleraar · Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Leiden. | 10 | 32 |
| David Rosenberg economist · Rosenberg Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Rosenberg Research. | 10 | 32 |
| Kori Schake senior fellow and director of foreign and defence policy studies · American Enterprise Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow AEI think tank. | 9 | 32 |
| Frédéric Encel Géopolitologue, professeur de relations internationales et sciences politiques · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sciences Po Paris. | 9 | 32 |
| Greta Cristini | Selected | Commentator | Female Italian geopolitical analyst. | 4 | 32 |
| Quinta Jurecic Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Senior Editor at Lawfare/The Lawfare Institute. | 2 | 32 |
| Joëlle Dago-Serry coach de vie | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Life coach. | 1 | 32 |
| Ryan Holiday bestselling author and entrepreneur · Brass Check | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction bestsellers. | 23 | 31 |
| Pip Klöckner Tech-Investor | Selected | Commentator | Tech analyst, tech thought leader analyzing technology news. | 11 | 31 |
| Marc Friedrich Publizist und Unternehmer · Friedrich & Partner Vermögenssicherung GmbH | Selected | Commentator | Publicist finance expert political podcaster. | 9 | 31 |
| Jamie Loftus historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian essayist for analysis podcasts. | 5 | 31 |
| Eliana Johnson co-host · Ink Stained Wretches podcast | Selected | Commentator | Co-host of Ink Stained Wretches, editor and analyst. | 5 | 31 |
| Fabrice Epelboin | Selected | Academic | Entrepreneur and university teacher at Paris IEP. | 4 | 31 |
| Frank Knopers geopolitiek analist · Geotrendlines | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitical analyst at Geotrendlines. | 3 | 31 |
| Bruno Poncet cheminot | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 31 |
| Florence Gaub Zukunftsforscherin · NATO Defense College | Selected | Think tank | Strategy expert and director at NATO Defense College. | 17 | 30 |