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Anne Muñoz-Furlong, Term: 2007–2011
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 Ms. Anne Muñoz-Furlong is the CEO of the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), which she founded 15 years ago after her daughter was diagnosed with food allergies. FAAN currently has 30,000 members who work to increase public awareness, provide education, advocate, and advance research on behalf of the 12 million Americans with food allergies. Ms. Muñoz-Furlong also founded the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Alliance, made up of lay organizations in nine countries, which works to implement public policy changes on universal issues, such as food labeling and the availability of epinephrine.
Ms. Muñoz-Furlong is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and serves on several committees, including Adverse Reactions to Foods, Anaphylaxis, and Public Education. She works closely with the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and serves on their Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee. She has worked with many groups in the food and pharmaceutical industries, and her organization cosponsored the NIH/FAAN Anaphylaxis Symposium, the first multidisciplinary meetings to discuss a universally agreed upon definition for anaphylaxis, a life-threatening reaction. The findings were published in a peer-reviewed journal and will result in patients around the world experiencing more consistent care.
She worked with the food industry’s Food Allergy Issues Alliance and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to develop allergen labeling guidelines, which became the basis of the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004. She also served on the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Advisory Council, where she provided input for grant review.
Ms. Muñoz-Furlong contributes to FAAN’s monthly newsletter, Food Allergy News, and gives presentations to groups and committees. She has written book chapters and coauthored scientific studies as well as publications for families coping with food allergies.
Ms. Muñoz-Furlong received a degree in business administration and journalism from George Mason University. She is bilingual—Spanish is her first language—and she lives in Fairfax, Virginia, with her husband, Terry Furlong.
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