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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Duckworth Professor of Psychology · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Pennsylvania. | 9 | 13 |
| Isabella Weber economics professor · University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Selected | Academic | Economics professor at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. | 9 | 13 |
| Daniel Whiteson professor of physics · UC Irvine | Selected | Academic | Professor of physics at UC Irvine. | 9 | 13 |
| Felienne Hermans professeure · VU | Selected | Academic | Professor of Computer Science at VU. | 9 | 13 |
| Garrett Graff historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of The Only Plane in the Sky. | 9 | 13 |
| Stefanie Babst Politologin · Nato | Selected | Think tank | Female political scientist at NATO, former staff member. | 9 | 13 |
| Katja Gloger Journalistin und Russland-Expertin | Selected | Commentator | Russia expert, specialized domain analyst. | 9 | 12 |
| Russell Napier macro strategist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macro strategist financial historian. | 9 | 11 |
| Ruud Koopmans hoogleraar sociologie | Selected | Academic | Professor of sociology, migration researcher. | 9 | 11 |
| Hein de Haas migratie-onderzoeker | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. migration researcher, international. | 9 | 11 |
| Ivan Krastev Politikwissenschafter | Selected | Academic | Bulgarian political scientist, university teacher. | 9 | 11 |
| Jacques Vallee UFO researcher | Selected | Commentator | Legendary UFO researcher, analyzes UFO phenomena. | 9 | 11 |
| Ta-Nehisi Coates | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and analysis journalist, Atlantic columnist. | 9 | 11 |
| Thomas Chatterton Williams author · The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | Author published in The Atlantic. | 9 | 10 |
| Caroline de Gruyter columnist en EU-correspondent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist, EU correspondent. | 9 | 10 |
| Erik Scherder neuropsycholoog · Open Universiteit, VU Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Neuropsychologist at Open University and VU Amsterdam. | 9 | 10 |
| Jitske Kramer Bestsellerauteur, anthropoloog | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and anthropologist. | 9 | 10 |
| Matthias Strolz | Selected | Former official | Former politician, posts ended 2018. | 9 | 10 |
| Timothée Parrique économiste | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist. | 9 | 10 |
| Eliezer Yudkowsky AI researcher and writer · Machine Intelligence Research Institute | Selected | Academic | AI researcher at Machine Intelligence Research Institute. | 9 | 9 |
| Hanno Sauer Associate Professor Philosophie und Ethik · Universität Utrecht | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of philosophy and ethics at Utrecht. | 9 | 9 |
| Tim Shipman The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Journalist at The Spectator, political opinion magazine. | 8 | 169 |
| Bill Kristol | Selected | Commentator | Political writer, former White House staffer in late 1993. | 8 | 109 |
| Katie Martin markets columnist and editorial board member · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Markets columnist for Financial Times. | 8 | 96 |
| Javier Sierra escritor | Selected | Commentator | Writer, author, journalist, current affairs analyst. | 8 | 85 |
| Rick Wilson Lincoln Project co-founder · Lincoln Project | Selected | Commentator | Co-founder of Lincoln Project, political analyst. | 8 | 81 |
| Darius Dale macro mind · 42Macro | Selected | Economist or consultant | CEO of 42Macro macro forecasting service. | 8 | 65 |
| Kari Elisabeth Kaski stortingsrepresentantene · SV | Selected | Former official | Former Storting politician. | 8 | 64 |
| Mario Del Pero Professore di Storia Internazionale · SciencesPo | Selected | Academic | Professor of history, Sciences Po, ISPI researcher. | 8 | 61 |
| Katy Milkman professor · Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. | 8 | 56 |
| Stephen Bush FT correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at Financial Times. | 8 | 47 |
| Julia Wouters politicoloog, spindoctor | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist, spin doctor and writer analyst. | 8 | 43 |
| Roland Tichy Publizist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist / essayist. | 8 | 42 |
| Jim Al-Khalili | Selected | Academic | Theoretical physicist at University College London and University of Surrey. | 8 | 40 |
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer voormalig NAVO-secretaris-generaal | Selected | Former official | Former NATO Secretary-General (former). | 8 | 28 |
| Stefano Feltri giornalista · Domani | Selected | Commentator | Director of Domani (analysis newspaper director). | 8 | 27 |
| Stephen Moore co-founder · Committee to Unleash Prosperity | Selected | Think tank | Distinguished Fellow at Heritage Foundation. | 8 | 26 |
| Franz-Olivier Giesbert écrivain, éditorialiste · Esprits Libres | Selected | Commentator | Writer and columnist for Esprits Libres. | 8 | 25 |
| Hans-Georg Maaßen ehem. Präsidente des deutschen Bundesamtes für Verfassungsschutz | Selected | Former official | Former president of Federal Constitutional Protection Office (ehem.). | 8 | 25 |
| Todd Bensman senior fellow · Center for Immigration Studies | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Center for Immigration Studies. | 8 | 23 |
| Matt Taibbi editor · Racket News | Selected | Commentator | Editor of Racket News. | 8 | 21 |
| David Ignatius Washington Post columnist and author · Washington Post | Selected | Commentator | Washington Post Columnist and Author. | 8 | 21 |
| Brad Stulberg cofounder · The Growth Equation | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author, executive coach, researcher. | 8 | 20 |
| Richard David Precht Philosoph und Autor | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author, analysis of ideas. | 8 | 19 |
| Asle Toje statsviter | Selected | Academic | Researcher, University of Oslo. | 8 | 19 |
| Sönke Iwersen co-author · Handelsblatt | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Tesla Files, investigative book. | 8 | 19 |
| Chris Giles economics editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics commentator and editor at Financial Times. | 8 | 18 |
| Mark Hertling Lt. Gen. (Ret.) | Selected | Former official | Lt. Gen. (Ret.), retired military officer. | 8 | 18 |
| Jan Fleischhauer Focus-Kolumnist · Focus | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Focus. | 8 | 17 |
| Suzanne Maloney Brookings senior fellow · Brookings | Selected | Think tank | Brookings senior fellow. | 8 | 17 |