Anita DeFrantz

Anita L. DeFrantz is the president and member of the Board of Directors of the LA84 Foundation, which is managing Southern California’s endowment from the 1984 Olympic Games.  She is an attorney and member of the International Olympic Committee and 1976 and 1980 U.S. Olympic teams.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, DeFrantz grew up in Indianapolis, IN and began her formal involvement with sports at the age of 18 when she was introduced to rowing at Connecticut College.  After graduating from Connecticut College with honors in 1974, she studied for her law degree at the University of Pennsylvania Law School while training at the prestigious Vesper Boat Club.  She was admitted to the Pennsylvania State Bar in 1977.  She competed on every national team from 1975 to 1980.  During that period, DeFrantz served as a director of the Vesper Boat Club and as a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Olympic Committee and U.S. Rowing Association.  She was a trustee of Connecticut College from 1974 to 1988 and from 1990 to 2000.  She now serves as trustee emeritus of the College.

Website: www.anitadefrantz.net and www.la84.org