Francesca Romana Dantuono

Francesca Romana D’Antuono (FRD) is an international pharmaceutical marketer turned politician. She has been the co-president of Volt Europa since 2021 and has been elected for two consecutive mandates. Under her leadership, Volt succeeded in gaining representation in 8 countries in the EU, from the municipal to the European level. This includes National parliaments (NL, CY, BG) and a delegation of 5 Europarliamentarians. A Global Bridges alumna and a speaker in prestigious endeavors like the Cambridge Union and the European leadership academy, FRD has been featured as an author and as a host in national and international news outlets. These include Politico, Euractiv, EU Observer and the Italian national TV among others - discussing topics such as democracy, migration, economics, AI and political strategy. A self-defined European born in Italy, FRD lives in Berlin with her family. In 2017 and 2018 she published two poetry books under the pseudonym Francesca Del Mar.