Reynaldo González

Reynaldo González received degrees in social science and pedagogical sciences. He qualified as a primary and senior school teacher but worked primarily in sports administration. In 1981 he became President of the Cuban Amateur Baseball Federation, serving until 1999. He was senior vice-president of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) from 1981-94 and became its President from 1994-97. González served as vice-president of the Organizing Committee of the Central America and Caribbean Games, held in Havana in 1982. He was secretary-general of the Cuban Olympic Committee from 1984-2000 and was first vice-president of the International Baseball Association (IBA) from 1988-99.

González was elected as an IOC Member in 1995. He served in several commissions, notably the Working Group for Women and Sports (1996-2001), the Women and Sport Commission (2006-15) and he was on the editorial board of the 2009 Olympic Congress (2007-09). González later focused his efforts on baseball and the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). He became executive secretary of PASO from 2010-15 and lived in Mexico during that time because of his position. González was a prime mover in the formation of the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) in 2013 and its campaign to return the sports to the Olympic Programme. In 2014 he was elected to the WBSC Executive Board.