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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pollan professor teaching creative writing · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Professor of creative writing at Harvard. | 10 | 10 |
| Mohamed El-Erian President of Queens' College · Queens' College | Selected | Academic | President of Queens' College (university institution). | 10 | 12 |
| Mohammad Marandi Prof. | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Tehran. | 10 | 47 |
| Ravi Agrawal editor-in-chief · Foreign Policy magazine | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazine, ideas journal editor. | 10 | 95 |
| Renée DiResta Associate Research Professor · Georgetown University | Selected | Academic | Associate Research Professor Georgetown University. | 10 | 22 |
| Robert Waldinger professor and psychiatrist · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor and psychiatrist at Harvard University. | 10 | 12 |
| Rory Johnston | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent oil market analyst. | 10 | 18 |
| Scott Aaronson theoretical computer scientist and author · OpenAI | Selected | Academic | Theoretical computer scientist, professor at UT Austin. | 10 | 10 |
| Shane Parrish Author · Farnam Street | Selected | Commentator | Author and founder of Farnam Street, ideas platform. | 10 | 15 |
| Steve Eisman Frontpoint | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment manager at Frontpoint. | 10 | 141 |
| Tom Lee co-founder, managing partner, head of research · Fundstrat Global Advisors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors, analyst. | 10 | 24 |
| Zanny Minton Beddoes Editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The Economist, economic analysis magazine. | 10 | 12 |
| Dick Harrison historiker · Lunds universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at Lunds universitet. | 9 | 26 |
| Julius van de Laar Amerika-Experte | Selected | Commentator | America expert strategic political analyst. | 9 | 17 |
| Kate Lister host of Betwixt the Sheets · History Hit | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at University of Leeds. | 9 | 20 |
| 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 |
| Marc Friedrich Publizist und Unternehmer · Friedrich & Partner Vermögenssicherung GmbH | Selected | Commentator | Publicist finance expert political podcaster. | 9 | 31 |
| Laurent Alexandre Dr | Selected | Commentator | French columnist and essayist. | 9 | 17 |
| Moritz Schularick Volkswirt · Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and Director Kiel Institute for the World Economy. | 9 | 18 |
| Sathnam Sanghera journalist and writer · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author of historical analyses. | 9 | 14 |
| Frédéric Encel Géopolitologue, professeur de relations internationales et sciences politiques · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sciences Po Paris. | 9 | 32 |
| Gabor Steingart Wirtschaftsjournalist und «Media Pioneer»-Gründer · Media Pioneer | Selected | Commentator | Economics Journalist and Media Pioneer Founder, economic analyst. | 9 | 140 |
| Philipp Klöckner SpaceX-Investor und Tech-Analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Tech analyst and SpaceX investor. | 9 | 82 |
| Aladin El-Mafaalani Soziologe | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at FH Münster. | 9 | 17 |
| Christian W. Röhl Chief Economist · Scalable Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Scalable Capital. | 9 | 262 |
| Russell Napier macro strategist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macro strategist financial historian. | 9 | 11 |
| Aleksander Kwaśniewski Prezydent | Selected | Former official | Former president of Poland. | 9 | 13 |
| Angela Duckworth Professor of Psychology · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Pennsylvania. | 9 | 13 |
| Barbara Bleisch Philosophin, Moderatorin Sternstunde Philosophie | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author. | 9 | 22 |
| Gideon Rachman chief foreign affairs commentator · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Chief foreign affairs commentator at Financial Times. | 9 | 20 |
| Hubert Védrine ancien Secrétaire général de l'Élysée | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary General of Elysee, former Foreign Affairs Minister. | 9 | 16 |
| Isabella Weber economics professor · University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Selected | Academic | Economics professor at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. | 9 | 13 |
| Ivo Daalder Former United States Permanent Representative to NATO · NATO | Selected | Think tank | President of Chicago Council on Global Affairs, former ambassador. | 9 | 52 |
| Marieke Blom hoofdeconoom · ING | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at ING, consulting/banking firm. | 9 | 16 |
| Norbert Bolz Prof. | Selected | Academic | Prof. | 9 | 23 |
| Ruud Koopmans hoogleraar sociologie | Selected | Academic | Professor of sociology, migration researcher. | 9 | 11 |
| Sohrab Ahmari author · Compact | Selected | Commentator | Author Tyranny, Inc., founder Compact magazine. | 9 | 18 |
| Thomas Chatterton Williams author · The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | Author published in The Atlantic. | 9 | 10 |
| Glenn Diesen Prof. | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit title. | 9 | 475 |
| Tony Shaffer fmr CIA · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA, Lt. Col. | 9 | 96 |
| Markus Krall Dr | Selected | Economist or consultant | Dr., author and political economist, consulting firm. | 9 | 19 |
| Agnieszka Bryc | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and lecturer at Copernicus University of Torun. | 9 | 48 |
| Ali Vaez Iran Project Director · International Crisis Group | Selected | Think tank | Iran Project Director, International Crisis Group. | 9 | 15 |
| Ben Macintyre historian, author, and writer-at-large · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Historian, author and writer-at-large at The Times. | 9 | 16 |
| Caroline de Gruyter columnist en EU-correspondent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist, EU correspondent. | 9 | 10 |
| Constanze Stelzenmüller Direktoren · Center on the United States and Europe | Selected | Think tank | Director of Center US Europe think tank. | 9 | 15 |
| Daniel Whiteson professor of physics · UC Irvine | Selected | Academic | Professor of physics at UC Irvine. | 9 | 13 |
| Eliezer Yudkowsky AI researcher and writer · Machine Intelligence Research Institute | Selected | Academic | AI researcher at Machine Intelligence Research Institute. | 9 | 9 |
| Erik Scherder neuropsycholoog · Open Universiteit, VU Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Neuropsychologist at Open University and VU Amsterdam. | 9 | 10 |
| Felienne Hermans professeure · VU | Selected | Academic | Professor of Computer Science at VU. | 9 | 13 |