Isabella Poldrugo
Head of Unit (acting), EU Commission
Ms Poldrugo is Head of Unit (acting) at the European Commission – Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS), responsible for EU Space Policy. The objective of the unit is to design and ensure a coherent and overarching EU Space policy, including regulatory aspects and to foster an innovative and globally competitive EU Space ecosystem.
Isabella Poldrugo joined the Commission in 2019, where she worked as Policy Officer in the Unit dealing with Space Policy in the Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS).
Before, she spent ten years at the European Parliament as Policy Advisor to Members of the European Parliament, dealing with dossiers on energy, industry and trade. She served also as Policy Advisor to the Italian Minister of Defence and to the Undersecretary of State for Defence.