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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Hancock McKinsey talent expert · McKinsey & Company | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consulting company executive (McKinsey). | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Johnson tech entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Tech entrepreneur, company founder. | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Lanza Former senior advisor · Donald Trump | Selected | Former official | Former senior advisor to Donald Trump. | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Lasme | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Muller historien | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Historian without named institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Slaton state Rep. · Texas | Excluded | Serving politician | State Representative, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Tyler Cohen YouTube star | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryce Case Jr. hacker and musician | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Hacker and musician, artist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryce Crawford Christian evangelist and street preacher · Jesus in the Street | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Christian evangelist, religious. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryce Johnson Bigfoot Collectors Club | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryce Zabel created five primetime TV series | Excluded | Journalist | TV series creator. | 3 | 3 |
| Brynjar Lia professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit academic title. | 1 | 1 |
| Brynn Sherman researcher · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Researcher · University of Pennsylvania | 1 | 1 |
| Bryon Hargis Founder · Castelion | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Castelion. | 2 | 2 |
| Bryon L. Garner Dr | Selected | Academic | 11 publications at Northcentral University and Union Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryony Basse Founder · Pilates by Bryony | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Pilates by Bryony. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryony Sheaves Research Clinical Psychologist · Oxford University | Selected | Academic | Research Clinical Psychologist · Oxford University | 1 | 1 |
| Bubba the Love Sponge shock jock radio personality · The Bubba Army | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Buck Angel adult-film producer, performer and motivational speaker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Buck Sexton author · The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Bulent Aliriza CSIS | Selected | Think tank | CSIS, public policy think tank. | 1 | 2 |
| Bülent Ceylan Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Burchard Dabinnus | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil Observational Astronomer, Assistant Professor · Dartmouth College | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor, Dartmouth College. | 1 | 1 |
| Burcu Ozcelik Senior Research Fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Fellow at RUSI, think tank. | 1 | 8 |
| Burkard Hagspiel ehemaliger Werkleiter Stadtentwässerung · Stadtentwässerung Nürnberg | Selected | Former official | Former plant manager, former public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Burkhard Blienert Drogenbeauftragte der Bundesregierung | Excluded | Serving politician | Drogenbeauftragte of the German government, appointed official. | 1 | 1 |
| Burkhard Rodeck Prof. · Marienhospital Osnabrück | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Prof. Pediatric clinic, physician outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Bushra Alzoubi | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Buzz Williams head Men's Basketball Coach · Texas A&M University | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of Men's Basketball Coach, sports coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Byford Tsang ECFR | Selected | Think tank | ECFR, public policy think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Byron Dixon | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified. | 1 | 1 |
| Byron Donalds Congressman · État de Floride | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman, active politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Byron Loflin global head of board advisory · Nasdaq | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Global head of board advisory at Nasdaq, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| C. Thi Nguyen philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, university teacher at University of Utah. | 12 | 16 |
| Cabot Phillips reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter journalist general coverage, not political analyst | 1 | 1 |
| Caelesta Braun prof. dr. | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr., explicit university title. | 2 | 3 |
| Cagan Koc onderzoeksjournalist · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist Bloomberg. | 1 | 1 |
| Cait Donovan culture and leadership keynote speaker, host of Fried: The Burnout Podcast, author | Selected | Commentator | Culture and leadership keynote speaker, author. | 2 | 6 |
| Caitlin Allen SVP of Market · Simbe | Excluded | Business executive | SVP of Market Development, Simbe, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Dickerson staff writer · The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | Staff writer The Atlantic. | 3 | 3 |
| Caitlin Doughty mortician | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Ellis Associate Professor · University of Oslo | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor, University of Oslo. | 2 | 2 |
| Caitlin Gillespie historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of historical non-fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Killian Professor of Sociology · Drew University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Sociology at Drew University. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Legacki stratégiste démocrate | Selected | Commentator | Democratic strategist, political analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin McCabe WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlin Ostroff Correspondent · WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Wall Street Journal correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Caitlin Welsh CSIS | Selected | Think tank | CSIS, public policy think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Caitlyn Krikorian Cook Polymer Engineer · LLNL | Selected | Academic | Polymer Engineer at LLNL, public research organization researcher. | 1 | 1 |