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 institution4,498 Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736 Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551 LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255 Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873 CommentatorAnalyzes 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
Scott Galloway Professor of Marketing · NYU Stern School of Business	Selected	Academic	Professor Marketing NYU Stern.	49	113
Morgan Housel Bestselling author	Selected	Commentator	Bestselling author of The Psychology of Money.	38	71
Anne Applebaum staff writer · The Atlantic	Selected	Commentator	Staff writer The Atlantic, author, historian journalist.	35	59
Andrew Ross Sorkin	Selected	Commentator	Journalist and author New York Times, economic analyst.	32	71
Jonathan Haidt social psychologist, NYU professor · New York University	Selected	Academic	Social psychologist, NYU professor at New York University.	31	40
Ben Shapiro political commentator, author, co-founder · The Daily Wire	Selected	Commentator	Political commentator, author, co-founder of Daily Wire.	30	374
Sahil Bloom author · SRB Holdings	Selected	Commentator	Author of The 5 Types of Wealth, financial analyst.	30	42
Rahm Emanuel ehemals Stabschef im Weißen Haus unter Obama, Bürgermeister von Chicago, zuletzt Botschafter	Selected	Former official	Formerly White House chief of staff and mayor.	28	40
Yuval Noah Harari Professor of History · Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Selected	Academic	Professor of history at Hebrew University, bestselling author.	28	37
Ian Bremmer Founder and President · Eurasia Group	Selected	Think tank	Founder and President of Eurasia Group.	27	224
Adam Grant author and organizational psychology professor	Selected	Academic	Organizational psychology professor.	27	74
Carlo Masala Militärexperte · Bundeswehr University Munich	Selected	Academic	Prof. Dr. for International Politics.	27	64
Michael Lewis bestselling author and financial journalist	Selected	Commentator	Bestselling author and financial journalist.	27	34
Douglas Murray associate editor · The Spectator	Selected	Commentator	Associate editor and columnist at Spectator.	26	52
Arthur Brooks William Henry Bloomberg Professor · Harvard Kennedy School	Selected	Academic	Professor, Harvard Kennedy School.	25	50
Maja Göpel Ökonomin · Leuphana Universität Lüneburg	Selected	Academic	Prof. Dr. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg.	25	40
Chris Miller former Secretary of Defense · Tufts	Selected	Academic	Professor at Tufts, author of Chip War.	25	38
Quinn Slobodian Professor of History · Wellesley College	Selected	Academic	Professor of History at Wellesley College.	25	35
Heather Cox Richardson historian et auteur	Selected	Commentator	Historian and author of political newsletter, analyst.	24	45
John Bolton US national security advisor	Selected	Former official	Former U.S. national security advisor.	24	41
Greg Lukianoff Free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE · FIRE	Selected	Lawyer	First-amendment attorney, FIRE president.	24	28
Tyler Cowen economist and professor · George Mason University	Selected	Academic	Economist and professor at George Mason University.	24	27
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
Sean Spicer Former White House Press Secretary · White House	Selected	Former official	Former White House spokesperson under Trump.	23	57
Ryan Holiday bestselling author and entrepreneur · Brass Check	Selected	Commentator	Author of non-fiction bestsellers.	23	31
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
Victor Davis Hanson author	Selected	Commentator	Classical historian and author, historical analyst.	22	610
Michael Knowles The Daily Wire	Selected	Commentator	Conservative commentator at Daily Wire.	22	196
Martin Wolf Chief Economic Commentator · Financial Times	Selected	Commentator	Chief Economic Commentator at Financial Times.	22	46
Neil deGrasse Tyson astrophysicist · Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Centre for Earth and Space	Selected	Academic	Astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium.	22	39
Niall Ferguson Historian	Selected	Academic	Historian at Harvard University and University of Oxford.	22	38
Molly Jong-Fast writer and political commentator	Selected	Commentator	Writer and Political Commentator (explicit role).	22	36
Annie Jacobsen author	Selected	Commentator	Author New York Times bestseller, Pulitzer finalist, public analysis.	22	29
Seth Godin author	Selected	Commentator	Bestselling author of 21 books.	22	29
Sam Harris philosopher, neuroscientist	Selected	Commentator	Philosopher, author of analytical essays.	22	29
Daron Acemoglu Institute Professor · Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Selected	Academic	Institute Professor MIT.	22	27
Batya Ungar-Sargon columnist · The Free Press	Selected	Commentator	Columnist for The Free Press.	21	55
Tristan Harris co-founder · Center for Humane Technology	Selected	Think tank	Co-founder of Center for Humane Technology.	21	44
Malcolm Gladwell author	Selected	Commentator	Author of essays and social analysis.	21	43
Avi Loeb Professor · Harvard University	Selected	Academic	Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University.	21	40
Mel Robbins bestselling author and podcast host	Selected	Commentator	Bestselling author and podcast host.	21	28
Dan Wang author	Selected	Commentator	Author of Breakneck (nonfiction author).	21	26
Ezra Klein New York Times columnist and podcaster · New York Times	Selected	Commentator	New York Times columnist and podcaster.	21	23
Tim Miller contributor · The Bulwark	Selected	Commentator	Contributor to The Bulwark, political analysis media.	20	400
Derek Thompson staff writer · The Atlantic	Selected	Commentator	Staff writer at The Atlantic.	20	290
Lyn Alden independent analyst · Lyn Alden Investment Strategy	Selected	Economist or consultant	Independent investment strategist and author.	20	78
Paul Krugman Nobel Prize-winning economist, columnist · New York Times	Selected	Economist or consultant	Nobel economist, New York Times columnist.	20	35
Ramit Sethi personal finance and business expert	Selected	Commentator	Author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich.	20	33

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