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 institution4,334 Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730 Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531 LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251 Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865 CommentatorAnalyzes 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
Annette Dittert Foreign correspondent and documentary filmmaker · ARD	Excluded	Journalist	ARD correspondent and documentarian.	2	2
Annick Cojean Senior reporter · Le Monde	Excluded	Journalist	Le Monde senior reporter.	2	2
Annika Östberg	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Anthony Bale Professor of medieval history · Cambridge	Selected	Academic	Profesor of history at Cambridge, university professor.	2	2
Anthony Burrow Psychologist · Cornell University	Selected	Academic	Psychologist at Cornell University, university researcher.	2	2
Antoine Gara US private equity and deals editor · Financial Times	Selected	Commentator	US private equity and deals editor at Financial Times, specialized analyst.	2	2
Antonio Pascual-Leone Psychologist	Selected	Academic	Professor of psychology at the University of Michigan.	2	2
António Costa e Silva Former Minister of Economy	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Arild Hermstad Party leader · Miljøpartiet de Grønne (MDG)	Excluded	Serving politician	Party leader, Green Party, serving politician.	2	2
Arman Alizad Documentary maker, producer, journalist	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Documentary specialist, producer, editor, journalist/producer.	2	2
Armand Zorn Deputy leader of the SPD parliamentary group	Excluded	Serving politician	Member of Bundestag, in office.	2	2
Armin Laschet Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Bundestag · CDU	Excluded	Serving politician	Chair Foreign Affairs Committee Bundestag, politician IN OFFICE.	2	2
Arnaud Gallais Children's rights activist	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Arne Lohmann Rasmussen Chief strategist at Global Risk Management	Selected	Economist or consultant	Chief strategist, Global Risk Management.	2	2
Art O'Leary Chief executive · An Coimisiún Toghcháin	Excluded	Serving politician	Chief Executive at An Coimisiun Toghchain, in office.	2	2
Arthur Delaporte Member of parliament · PS	Excluded	Serving politician	PS member, politician in office.	2	2
Arthur Williams Jr Pilot, former soldier	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Artur Kurasiński Investor, entrepreneur	Excluded	Business executive	Investor, entrepreneur, entrepreneur.	2	2
Artur Rojek Musician	Excluded	Artist	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Ashley Roberts Dancer · Pussycat Dolls	Excluded	Artist	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Ashley St. Clair MAGA influencer	Excluded	Artist	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Assita Kanko MEP · N-VA	Excluded	Serving politician	MEP in office, politician in office.	2	2
Astead Herndon Political journalist · Vox	Excluded	Journalist	Political journalist at Vox.	2	2
Astrid Haug Communications adviser	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Communication advisor and media expert, fits no role.	2	2
Astro Teller Captain of Moonshots · X, Alphabet	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Captain of Moonshots at X (Alphabet), tech executive.	2	2
Audun Lysbakken Storting representative and former leader of SV	Excluded	Serving politician	Member of Storting currently serving and former party leader.	2	2
Aurélie Valognes Writer	Excluded	Fiction or entertainment	Author of fiction and novelist, does not fit any role.	2	2
Aya Batrawy Correspondent · NPR	Excluded	Journalist	Correspondent for NPR.	2	2
Baki Irmak Digital Leaders Fund	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Activity outside the six roles.	2	2
Barry Ward TD · Fine Gael	Excluded	Serving politician	TD and Senator in office.	2	2
Bart De Wever Belgian Prime Minister · Belgium	Excluded	Serving politician	Belgian prime minister in office.	2	2
Bart Kerremans Professor of American politics · KUL	Selected	Academic	Professor of American Politics at KUL.	2	2
Bart Moeyaert Writer	Excluded	Fiction or entertainment	Author (fiction writer), does not match any role.	2	2
Bartosz Cichocki	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Beata Gorka-Winter Expert · Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego	Selected	Academic	Expert and doctor at University of Warsaw.	2	2
Beatrix von Storch Bundestag member · AfD	Excluded	Serving politician	Member of Bundestag, in office.	2	2
Ben Carlson Ritholtz Wealth Management	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Ritholtz Wealth Management (wealth manager).	2	2
Ben Elton Writer and comedian	Excluded	Artist	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Ben Meiselas Co-founder of MeidasTouch	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Ben Terris Author · New York Magazine	Excluded	Fiction or entertainment	Author and journalist at New York Magazine.	2	2
Benjamin Dousa Minister	Excluded	Serving politician	Minister in office, foreign trade and development.	2	2
Bernhard Ellefsen Culture editor · Morgenbladet	Excluded	Journalist	Culture editor, Morgenbladet.	2	2
Bernhard Lang Theologian and religious scholar · Schweizer Armee, Verbandsmanagement Institut	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Military officer in office, Swiss Army.	2	2
Bernie Sanders Senator · Senato USA	Excluded	Serving politician	United States senator in office.	2	2
Bertrand Piccard Explorer, chair of the foundation · Solar Impulse	Excluded	Business executive	Explorer and founder of Solar Impulse.	2	2
Bethanie Carney Almroth The environmental scientist · University of Gothenburg	Selected	Academic	Ecotoxicologist at University of Gothenburg.	2	2
Bijan Djir-Sarai Former FDP general secretary	Excluded	Serving politician	General Secretary FDP in office, former secretary.	2	2
Bill Ackman CEO · Pershing Square	Excluded	Business executive	CEO of Pershing Square.	2	2
Billy Kelleher MEP · Fianna Fáil	Excluded	Serving politician	Irish MEP in office.	2	2
Birgit Van Mol Presenter · VTM	Excluded	Journalist	VTM presenter.	2	2

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