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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Elkrief journaliste · LCI | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist and commentator. | 3 | 27 |
| Hans Oudshoorn beleggingstrainer · Saxo | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment trainer at Saxo, financial analyst. | 3 | 27 |
| Corinna Budras F.A.Z. columnist · Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Selected | Commentator | F.A.Z. columnist, analyst. | 2 | 27 |
| Junko Terao editor di Asia · Internazionale | Selected | Commentator | Asia section editor-in-chief, Internazionale. | 1 | 27 |
| Yascha Mounk Political scientist · Persuasion | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist, director of Persuasion. | 23 | 26 |
| Nate Silver legendary forecaster | Selected | Commentator | Legendary forecaster, analyst and recognized statistics expert. | 23 | 26 |
| Dan Wang author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Breakneck (nonfiction author). | 21 | 26 |
| Carlo Rovelli Physiker und Autor | Selected | Academic | Physicist, university teacher, Imperial College London Yale. | 18 | 26 |
| Jean-Marc Jancovici The Shift Project, Carbone4 | Selected | Think tank | Associate at Shift Project and Carbone4. | 14 | 26 |
| Steve Vladeck professor · Georgetown Law | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Texas School of Law. | 13 | 26 |
| Leah Litman legal expert · Michigan University | Selected | Academic | Professor, legal expert. | 11 | 26 |
| Tim Harford host · Cautionary Tales | Selected | Commentator | Host of Cautionary Tales podcast. | 11 | 26 |
| Dahlia Lithwick Supreme Court expert · Slate | Selected | Commentator | Supreme Court expert Slate, analyst. | 10 | 26 |
| Rudy Giuliani former Mayor of New York | Selected | Former official | Former Mayor of New York. | 10 | 26 |
| Dick Harrison historiker · Lunds universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at Lunds universitet. | 9 | 26 |
| Stephen Moore co-founder · Committee to Unleash Prosperity | Selected | Think tank | Distinguished Fellow at Heritage Foundation. | 8 | 26 |
| Austin Hughes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, analyst at KBC Ireland bank. | 4 | 26 |
| Didier Giraud éleveur de bovins · Saône-et-Loire | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 26 |
| Fatima Aït Bounoua prof de français | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professor of French. | 1 | 26 |
| Scott R. Anderson Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Fellow at Brookings Institution. | 1 | 26 |
| Steven Pinker Psychologe · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. | 24 | 25 |
| Amy Edmondson Harvard Business School professor · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor, Harvard Business School. | 24 | 25 |
| Simon Sebag Montefiore historian | Selected | Commentator | Prize-winning historian author writing on geopolitical issues. | 17 | 25 |
| Cal Newport auteur | Selected | Academic | Computer scientist, university teacher at Georgetown, non-fiction writer. | 16 | 25 |
| Alastair Campbell | Selected | Former official | Director of communications at 10 Downing Street (end of 2003). | 13 | 25 |
| Alain De Botton modern-day philosopher · School of Life | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author, School of Life, society analyst. | 12 | 25 |
| Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Ex-CSU-Verteidigungsminister | Selected | Former official | Former CSU Defense Minister. | 11 | 25 |
| Jeremy Carl author | Selected | Commentator | Commentator, author and non-fiction writer. | 10 | 25 |
| 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 |
| Shona Murray Europe Correspondent · Euronews | Selected | Academic | Professor of Politics at Dublin City University. | 7 | 25 |
| Fredrik Kopsch nationalekonomem · Timbro | Selected | Think tank | Chief economist of think tank Timbro. | 7 | 25 |
| Marc Vidal analista económico | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic analyst. | 7 | 25 |
| Bruno Cardoso Reis Expert geopolitique · ISCTE-IUL | Selected | Academic | Professor ISCTE-IUL, historian and geopolitologist. | 6 | 25 |
| Christian Mölling Senior Advisor beim European Policy Centre · European Policy Centre | Selected | Think tank | Senior Advisor European Policy Centre. | 6 | 25 |
| Jan Ludvig Andreassen sjeføkonom · Eika Gruppen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Eika Gruppen. | 5 | 25 |
| Gerald Markel Politblogger und Immobilienentwickler | Selected | Commentator | Political blogger and publicist. | 4 | 25 |
| Ailbhe Rea Political Editor · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Political Editor at New Statesman, political editor. | 3 | 25 |
| Niels Lunde chefredaktør · Børsen | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief and commentator, Børsen. | 3 | 25 |
| Arthur Aidala attorney · AM 970 The Answer | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney, lawyer. | 3 | 25 |
| Valentine Ainouz responsable de la stratégie taux · Amundi Institute | Selected | Economist or consultant | Rate strategy director, Amundi Institute. | 2 | 25 |
| John Stepek Bloomberg senior reporter · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Money Distilled newsletter author. | 2 | 25 |
| Giuseppe Mayer imprenditore, docente universitario, autore | Selected | Academic | University docent. | 2 | 25 |
| Marek Świerczyński Polityka Insight | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Polityka Insight (think tank). | 2 | 25 |
| Robert Shrimsley FT correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Chief political commentator at Financial Times, analyst. | 1 | 25 |
| Francesca Gnetti editor di Medio Oriente · Internazionale | Selected | Commentator | Middle East editor at Internazionale. | 1 | 25 |
| Simon Sinek auteur | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author of leadership analysis. | 14 | 24 |
| Sönke Neitzel Militärhistoriker · Universität Potsdam | Selected | Academic | Military historian at University of Potsdam. | 13 | 24 |
| Simone Pieranni giornalista · Chora Media | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and founder of China Files. | 13 | 24 |
| Katie Phang lawyer, legal analyst · MeidasTouch | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and legal analyst at MeidasTouch. | 13 | 24 |