Cathy Ann Furlong is an American statistician active in volunteer work for statistical organizations.[1] She is the former president of Statistics Without Borders,[2] and represents the US in the International Statistical Institute Committee on Women in Statistics.[3]
Furlong earned a master's degree in statistics from American University, under the mentorship of Mary W. Gray, who also later encouraged her in her volunteer work.[2][4] She worked in the public school system as a mathematics and statistics teacher until retiring in 2008,[4] and continues to work as a Medicare and Medicaid fraud investigator[2][4] for Integrity Management Services, Inc.[3]
Furlong was the chair of Statistics Without Borders from 2014 to 2018,[1] and continues to serve as its past chair.[2] The organization provides statistical consulting on a volunteer basis, particularly to organizations and countries in the developing world; as of 2015, it had approximately 1400 members.[4]
She is one of three US representatives on the International Statistical Institute Committee on Women in Statistics,[3] and has also been active in the Caucus for Women in Statistics,[2] including serving as its membership coordinator.[5]
In 2017 the American Statistical Association elected Furlong as a fellow.[6]