Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept. This page covers every guest of the POC podcasts, all countries together: screening comes first, and the country of origin is looked up afterwards, only for the selected experts.
Guests identified28,551
Excluded19,870
Selected8,681Of which 2,556 English-speaking world, 4,579 European Union, 1,546 other or unknown country
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,334Think 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
27,693 people · the 858 guests named by their first name only are counted above but not listed
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Amiotti Banca Akros | Selected | Economist or consultant | Strategist at Banca Akros. | 1 | 1 |
| Alberto Rubiño | Selected | Academic | Astrophysics researcher at Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. | 1 | 1 |
| Albino Oliveira-Maia Psychiatrist, neuroscientist · Fundação Champalimaud | Selected | Academic | Psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Champalimaud Foundation (research). | 1 | 1 |
| Aldo Spanjer Senior Commodity Strategist · BNP Paribas | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Commodity Strategist BNP Paribas. | 1 | 3 |
| Alec Phillips Chief political economist · Goldman Sachs Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief political economist at Goldman Sachs Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Aleem Maqbool Religion Editor · BBC | Selected | Commentator | Religion Editor BBC, religious editor | 1 | 1 |
| Alejandra Izquierdo Egyptologist | Selected | Commentator | Egyptologist reference for public communication. | 1 | 2 |
| Alejandro García Sanjuán Professor of medieval history · University of Seville | Selected | Academic | Professor of medieval history, Universidad de Sevilla. | 1 | 1 |
| Aleksander Kieronski Economic analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic analyst at Polityka Insight. | 1 | 3 |
| Aleksander Mądry Professor · OpenAI | Selected | Academic | Computer scientist employed at MIT and OpenAI, professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Aleksander Zawisza Expert · Institut Polityki Energetycznej | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Energy Policy Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Aleksandra Holmlund Doctoral student · Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. | 1 | 1 |
| Aleksandra Korczak Teacher of Polish language, ethics and philosophy | Selected | Academic | Dr., teacher, academic title. | 1 | 1 |
| Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik Doctor · Instytut Europy Środkowej, KUL | Selected | Academic | Doctor at Central Europe Institute KUL. | 1 | 2 |
| Aleksanteri Sirén Doctoral researcher, captain · Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu | Selected | Academic | Doctoral Researcher National Defence University (doctor school). | 1 | 1 |
| Aleksi Vuorinen Theoretical physicist · University of Helsinki | Selected | Academic | Theoretical physicist at University of Helsinki. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandra Algostino Lecturer in constitutional law | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in Constitutional Law at University of Turin. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Amabile Università Federico II di Napoli | Selected | Academic | University Federico II of Naples. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Colombo Professor · Università Statale di Milano | Selected | Academic | Professor, Milan State University. | 1 | 2 |
| Alessandro Soddu Historian · Università di Sassari | Selected | Academic | Historian at Università di Sassari. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessia Melcangi Associate researcher · ISPI | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Female professor and ISPI researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Ash | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction book on China. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Cosmas Partner · McKinsey | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at McKinsey. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex D'Amico Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Edlich Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Günsberg Doctoral researcher · Hanken School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) at Hanken. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Iftimie Deputy General Counsel · OpenAI | Selected | Lawyer | Deputy General Counsel at OpenAI. | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Law Scholar | Selected | Academic | University sociologist, author of The Roots of Sociology. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Prichard Associate Professor of International Relations · University of Exeter | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of Exeter. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Taborrok Professor of economics · George Mason University | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at George Mason University. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Aukner Seafood analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Seafood analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Alexander Geppert | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at the university. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Heiden Tichys Einblick | Selected | Commentator | Journalist Tichy's Einblick, political opinion magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Merkl Professor of theological ethics · University of Hildesheim | Selected | Academic | Professor of Theological Ethics at Hildesheim University. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Paulsson Lash Literary historians | Selected | Academic | Swedish literature historians organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Rosenthal-Publu Author · University of Notre Dame | Selected | Academic | Author affiliated with University of Notre Dame. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Rudolph Dr, medievalist · LMU München | Selected | Academic | Medievalist (medievalist) at LMU Munich. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Sassen van Elsloo Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Dutch economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Thiel McKinsey Partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at McKinsey (consulting firm). | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Wimmers Research associate · Technische Universität Berlin | Selected | Academic | Scientific Research Associate at Technical University Berlin. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandra De Hoop Scheffer Political scientist, director · German Marshall Fund | Selected | Think tank | Director of German Marshall Fund. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandra Martins Higher education professor | Selected | Academic | Female professor of Higher Education. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandra Norris HR leadership strategist · Strategic Culture Partners | Selected | Economist or consultant | HR strategist, Strategic Culture Partners. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandra Prokopenko Fellow · Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center | Selected | Think tank | Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandra Roulet Professor · Insead | Selected | Academic | Professor at INSEAD. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandra S. Penn | Selected | Academic | Researcher in complexity at University of Surrey. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandra Wandel Managing director · Weltzukunftsrat | Selected | Think tank | CEO of World Future Council. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandre G Lellouch Plastic surgeon and researcher · HEGP | Selected | Academic | Professor (Pr), researcher at HEGP. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandre Maitrot de la Motte Professor of public law, chair · Université Paris-Est Créteil, ComUE Université Paris-Est | Selected | Academic | Professor of public law, University Paris-Est. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandre Melnik Professor at ICN Business School, geopolitics expert and consultant | Selected | Academic | Professor at ICN Business School. | 1 | 1 |