Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,558
Excluded19,870
Selected8,688
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,341Think 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
27,700 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becc Nelson LMFT | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | LMFT (therapist), healthcare professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Becca Bressler reporter · Radiolab | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Radiolab | 1 | 1 |
| Becky Kennedy clinical psychologist · Good Inside | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinical psychologist outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Becky Midlane | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Becky Ní Éallaithe uilleann pipe player | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Becky Waterton journalist · The Local | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 6 |
| Becky Weiss | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Begoña del Campo psicóloga, especializada en reprogramación mental y neuropsicología | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, healthcare professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Begoña Gómez Urzaiz periodista | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter at EL PAIS, no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Begüm Adalet assistant professor · Cornell University | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at Cornell University. | 1 | 1 |
| Bek Lover podcaster | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bel Trew | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent and reporter for The Independent, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Belén Ortega dibujante de cómics e ilustradora · Marvel y DC Comics | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Béligh Nabli Professeur des universités | Selected | Academic | Professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Belinda Harvey | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Belinda Moore Growth Director at the Hundred · The Hundred | Excluded | Business executive | Growth Director at the Hundred, think tank executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Belinda Olsson journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and program host/presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Bell Ribeiro-Addy Labour MP | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour MP, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bella Mackie | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Belle Burden author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Belle Delphine adult content creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Belle van Heerikhuizen regisseur | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bello Figo artiste | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Belmin Nuhic programledare · Juniornyheterna | Excluded | Journalist | Program presenter, Juniornyheterna. | 1 | 1 |
| Beltrán de la Lastra director de inversiones · Panza Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Investment director (investment manager). | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Affleck | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Ansell Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions · Oxford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Oxford. | 6 | 27 |
| Ben Beeri founder · Golden State Memorabilia | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Golden State Memorabilia. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Bergman reporter · Business Insider | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Business Insider | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Berndt Unternehmer und Podcaster | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Carlson Ritholtz Wealth Management | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ritholtz Wealth Management (wealth manager). | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Chu BBC Verify · BBC | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at Newsnight (economic analysis). | 4 | 7 |
| Ben Clymer founder · HODINKEE | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of HODINKEE. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Cohen WSJ journalist · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Journalist Reporter, not political analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Coley QSR Magazine | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Cutting CFO · Lithko Contracting | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of Lithko Contracting. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Davis UFC Fight Pass commentator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Dishman founder · Fresh Foods | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Fresh Foods. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Domenech | Selected | Commentator | Political pundit, Wikidata opinion journalist. | 8 | 8 |
| Ben Dupont cofondateur et PDG · Kotcha | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Kotcha. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Ellencweig leads M&A work · McKinsey | Selected | Economist or consultant | Leads M&A work at McKinsey consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Ellery Crime Editor · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime Editor and News Reporter The Times. | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Elton writer and comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Farmer South Africa correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | South Africa correspondent The Telegraph. | 1 | 3 |
| Ben Felix portfolio manager, head of research · PWL Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager (not an economist). | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Finnegan news anchor · Today FM | Excluded | Journalist | News anchor at Today FM. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Freeman Ph.D | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Quincy Institute, Wikidata affiliated. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Fritz entertainment reporter · WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Entertainment reporter at Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Glickman covers payments · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Covers payments Wall Street Journal, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Goertzel founder · SingularityNET | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of SingularityNET, not one of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |