Giuliana Furci is founder and CEO of the Fungi Foundation, the first international non-profit dedicated to fungi and founded in Chile.
Giuliana is a Harvard University Associate, Co-Chair of the IUCN Fungal Conservation Committee, and curator of the FFCL Fungarium, among other appointments. Giuliana is the author of both volumes of the Field Guide to Chilean Fungi, and co-author of several titles including the 1st State of the Worlds Fungi by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and the book Fantastic Fungi. She is also the first female mycologist in Chile.