He is the current president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

In 2018, Parsons became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

[3][4] He is the current president of the International Paralympic Committee since 8 September 2017.

[6] While attending the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Parsons declared his horror at the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called on world authorities to promote peace.

[7] While addressing the spectators and athletes in attendance at Beijing, in China's Bird Nest, Parsons stated that “Tonight, I want, I must begin with a message of peace” and that "As the leader of an organization with inclusion at its core, where diversity is celebrated and differences embraced, I am horrified at what is taking place in the world right now.”[7]