Giovanni Luca Darbi was born in Milan in 1950 where he attended the Oppenheimer High School and where he graduated at the Bocconi.
Business executive before and CEO then, after moving to Verona is given to political life becoming City Councilor for Culture and Tourism from 1194 to 2002.
He was responsible for the birth of the Permanent Museum of Photography to Scali Scaligeri.
Consultant, coordinator of companies participated by the City of Verona, he has still left an indelible mark in the world of bridge where he was not only good player, but President of the City Circle and Federal Councilor.
It is thanks to his tenacity that Verona was able to host the World Championships in Bridge 2006.
Married to lawyer Beatrice Morgante, he died 7 September 2015 after fighting for years with a terrible disease.