Giuliana Furci OSI (born 12 August 1978) is a field mycologist, speaker, author, and founder and executive director of the Fungi Foundation.

[1] She is a Harvard University associate, National Geographic Explorer, Dame of the Order of the Star of Italy, deputy chair of the IUCN Fungal Conservation Committee, and author of several titles including a series of field guides to Chilean fungi and co-author of titles such as the 1st State of the World's Fungi[2] and the publication delimiting the term “funga” and the 3F Proposal - Fauna, Flora & Funga.

[citation needed] Giuliana was born in London to a Chilean mother (Ximena George-Nascimento) and Italian father (Carmelo Furci).

Upon her return to Chile, Carolina Magnasco and Giuliana opened a Reishi Cultivation farm in Santiago called “Fungi Australe SA” which operated for 2 years before closing due to the choice of not pursuing a career in a for-profit business.

[24] Furci's work has been prominently featured in the documentary Fantastic Fungi and National Geographic's short film Flora Fauna Funga.