Giulia Del Brenna is Head of the Unit “Textiles, food and retail” in the Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs since May 2024. A graduate of Sciences Po Paris, she holds a Master in European Studies from ICADE Madrid, and is an Official of the European Commission since 1996. Among other functions, she was Head of the Pharmaceutical, Food and Biotechnology industries Unit (2008 to 2011), Advisor in the Task Force for Greece (2011 to 2014), and Deputy Head of the Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas – Research, Science and Innovation (2014 to 2019). During the COVID-19 crisis, she advised the Clearing House for Medical Devices and the Task Force for up scaling of COVID-19 Vaccines Production. From March 2021 to April 2024, she led the “Strategy and regulation: single market and industrial policy” Unit in her present Directorate General.