Gianarrigo Rona
Gianarrigo Rona (born 18 November 1940 ) is an Italian bridge administrator and lawyer. He is the current President of the World Bridge Federation (WBF). Rona was born in Pavia in Lombardy, the third generation in the family of lawyers. He studied law at the Ugo Foscolo Classical Lyceum in Pavia and University of Pavia. In his youth, he played basketball in the Italy's First Division. Rona is a practicing lawyer. He was a board member of the Italian Board of Lawyers for twenty years, and administered the National Lawyers' Pension Fund. Rona played bridge at international level. His career in bridge administration began in 1979, when he was elected a board member of FIGB, Italian Bridge Federation. He was the president of FIGB between 1986 and 2009. He was the non-playing captain of the Italian open team between 1984 and 1985. As a chairman, Rona oversaw organization of multiple European and World championships, including EUBL Championships in 1979 and 1998, the European Open Pairs Championships in 1989, 1991 and 1995, the European Junior Teams Championship in 1982, of the European Open and Women's Teams in 1985, and the World Bridge Olympiads in 1988 and 1992, hosted in Italy. On