Lily is an Analyst at BISI. She holds an MSc (Distinction) from King’s College London in Global Affairs and is currently pursuing a second postgraduate degree in Security Studies at University College London. She currently works as a Conflict Assessor, researching civilian harm in conflict zones, and has previously worked in sustainability and food policy. She has experience in investigative research, having written her first master's dissertation, for which she was awarded a distinction, on women in the Islamic State which required observation of terror-aligned online chatrooms. 

Originally from New York City, Lily used to live in Moscow and is interested in current Russian politics, the post-Soviet sphere, and international terror networks.