Lillian Parr is an associate on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration team at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy, where she supports the neuroscience and mental health programmatic areas. Prior to joining the Milken Institute, Parr was a research fellow at the Council on Strategic Risks, where she conducted research on biosecurity and pandemic-prevention policy. Her work focused on a range of issues, including zoonotic spillover prevention, regulation of dual-use life sciences research, and technology for pathogen early warning.

Parr holds a BS in biology from the College of William & Mary. As an undergraduate, Parr was an iGEM researcher and completed a research fellowship at Caltech. She is based in Washington, DC.