Tiziana Frongia

Tiziana joined T&E in August 2020, after more than eight years at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action. Before that she worked in a lobby association in Brussels and at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva. Tiziana has been senior advisor to T&E Executive Director since 2023 and currently is responsible for strategy and cross-organisational projects coordination. Previously she has been the director of T&E’s freight programme and project director for vehicles.

At the Commission, she worked on the design and implementation of several climate policies, including the EU ETS and EU legislations to reduce CO₂ emissions from heavy-duty vehicles and shipping. A native of Sardinia, she studied political science and international relations at the University of Cagliari, of Florence, and at the Freie Universität in Berlin. She speaks Italian, English, French, German and some Polish. Outside of work you will find her contemplating a beautiful tree or the sea, if available.