Gianluca Brunetti (born 1 June 1962 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian civil servant who has been serving as Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) between 14 November 2018[1] and Dec 31, 2023, when he was replaced by Isabelle Le Galo Flores.
Brunetti's mother tongue is Italian; he is fluent in French, English and Spanish, and speaks some German.
From 1986 to 1990 he worked at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, where, in 1989, he also lectured in public international law at University of Strasbourg's Institute for Translators, and Interpreters and International Relations.
In January 1991, he became deputy head of the Council of Europe's Liaison Office with the European institutions in Brussels.
In 2010, Brunetti moved to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) as director of human resources and internal services, and later became director of human resources and finance in an internal reorganisation in 2017.