Education
Fraccari obtained his degree in biochemistry from the University of Pisa and further pursued law and politics at the same institution.
Fraccari obtained his degree in biochemistry from the University of Pisa and further pursued law and politics at the same institution.
He was elected WBSC president in May 2014, and is serving a 7-year term. Fraccari was elected as president of the International Baseball Federation in December 2009, succeeding American Harvey Schiller, and immediately set out to hold merger discussions with the International Softball Federation. He spearheaded negotiations to consolidate international baseball and softball to establish and successfully launch the World Baseball Softball Confederation in October 2012, uniting baseball and softball"s global movements and streamlining the two sports" efforts to return to the Olympic Games.
In February 2015, Fraccari appointed Antonio Castro, the son of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, as WBSC Global Ambassador and Kenyon & Kenyon Washington District of Columbia-based attorney Edward Colbert, brother of American political satirist Stephen Colbert, as WBSC General Counsel.
In less than three years since overseeing the establishment of the WBSC, Fraccari has elevated the new world ruling body to be considered among the Top 30 "Ultimate Sports Federations" in the world. Fraccari has expanded international baseball properties to include a new flagship world tournament, the WBSC Premier 12 Professional Baseball National Team Championship, and also the Under-12 Baseball World Cup and the Under-21 Baseball World Cup, which have an impact on baseball"s World Rankings.
Under Fraccari, the world governing body for baseball also established the first-ever "Europe" team to compete in officially recognized international competitions, setting a historical precedent. In May 2013, Fraccari was elected as the Secretary General of the Association of International Olympic Committee Recognised International Sports Federations.
Fraccari is fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish.
Fraccari is married to a Swiss national. The couple have one son who graduated in law from Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali "Guido Carli" University in Rome. Fraccari splits his residence between Livorno and Rome, Italy.
Fraccari also serves as the current chairman of the Italian National Olympic Committee"s (CONI) International Relations Exploratory Committee and is a member of the CONI Council. Fraccari is also an advisory board member of the global sports think tank, Doha GOALS.