Journalist, Francesco Bei has worked for magazines, TV, radio, newspapers and news agencies including Radio radicale, l’Indipendente, Liberal, the program Moby Dick, Apcom. Graduated in political science, since 2005 in the political department of La Repubblica.

In addition to the work of parliament and political forces, he has followed as envoy the main international summits from the G8/G20 to the European Councils. After heading the Rome editorial staff of La Stampa, in May 2020 he was appointed deputy director of Repubblica.