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Wanda Kim Lilley

London, United Kingdom

Wanda Kim Lilley Profile

Wanda lives with her husband in England and France and looks forward to expanding awareness of Parkinson’s and support for the MJFF in her communities. She was particularly pleased to organize over 20 friends from Chamonix, France to ride in the 2022 Tour de Fox.

Wanda Kim Lilley worked in the financial services industry for over 25 years, first as a securities lawyer with Shearman and Sterling in New York, London and Dusseldorf, then as a banker with UBS Investment Bank in Zurich and London.  She currently works with early-stage technology companies in the development and implementation of growth strategies.  Wanda received an A.B. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. 

Wanda was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2012 at the age of 52.  Because her father had been living with Parkinson’s for some time, Wanda was not completely surprised.  But it was a shock, nonetheless. The turning point came when Wanda consciously reset her attitude and determined to continue to live fully.  She has learned to minimize the impacts of her symptoms by maximizing physical, mental and emotional health.  She continues to travel and explore, seeks joyful exercise, revels in nature and music and surrounds herself with the love of family and friends.  Parkinson’s may erect challenges but does not diminish her horizons.

Wanda salutes The Michael J Fox Foundation for creating an infrastructure to harness and direct the hope and optimism that powers her own relationship with Parkinson’s.  The scientific progress that the Foundation has enabled is extraordinary and deeply exciting.  The MJFF community has brought together many thousands of individuals to help further research, expand advocacy and raise billions of dollars.  Wanda lives with her husband in England and France and looks forward to expanding awareness of Parkinson’s and support for the MJFF in her communities.  She was particularly pleased to organize over 20 friends from Chamonix, France to ride in the 2022 Tour de Fox.  Wanda hopes that the Chamonix Tour de Fox will one day rival the Tour de France.

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