MELISSA MILLS, BOARD MEMBER

Melissa Mills is a trial lawyer and lifelong endurance athlete. She began her legal career prosecuting war crimes at the U.N. Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, then served as a U.S. Marine Corps officer, where she advised commanders on the law of war and worked on the ground in Iraq. After her military service, she spent twelve years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, prosecuting complex federal cases ranging from terrorism to corruption. She is now a partner at Wilson Sonsini in Los Angeles, where she handles high-stakes litigation. Melissa has completed over two dozen marathons, an Ironman triathlon, and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. As a woman and mother in sport, she is a strong advocate for empowerment through movement.