MARY FURLONG

CEO and Founder Mary Furlong & Associates

Mary Furlong, Ed.D., CEO of Mary Furlong & Associates (MFA), has been a leading authority on the longevity marketplace for more than 35 years. A successful social and serial entrepreneur, Mary founded SeniorNet (1986), ThirdAge Media (1996), and MFA (2002) and has secured over $170 million in venture financing and corporate sponsorships for companies with products and services to serve the needs of the longevity marketplace. 

Mary has received numerous awards for her work in the longevity market, most recently the Aging2.0 Lifetime Achievement Award as well as being named a Next Avenue “Influencers in Aging.” She is also a past winner of the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “Top 100 Women of Influence” award. 

Mary produces the industry-leading What’s Next Longevity brand of industry-leading conferences, the only events to bring together entrepreneurs, investors, government agencies, payors, nonprofit organizations, home care, and senior living operators. Mary is an advisor to the Ziegler Link•age Longevity Fund, the Thrive Center, and the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation. MFA’s private client practice comprises many of the leading startups and corporations in the longevity marketplace. A frequently interviewed media spokesperson on longevity and entrepreneurism, Mary is the author of Turning Silver into Gold: How to Profit in the New Boomer Marketplace. She also serves as the Dean’s Executive Professor of Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University.