Paola Buonadonna is an Italian journalist and communications consultant based in the United Kingdom.
She is known for her reports on current affairs affecting the United Kingdom on a variety of BBC programmes including On the Record and the Politics Show.
She is the author of Leaving Azzurro Behind: the Journey of a Reluctant Brit, a memoir of her life in the UK.
She attended primary and secondary school in Genoa before finishing her education at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
[3] She is currently the Head of Communications and Engagement at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, NIESR.