Miriam is one of the Co-Directors of Future Economy Scotland. She is a board member at Green New Deal Rising, and a research fellow at The Democracy Collaborative and the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. She sits on the advisory group for the Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities. 

Miriam most recently worked as director of research and advocacy for Common Wealth think tank. Prior to that, she was international development finance manager for an independent watchdog to the IMF and World Bank, Bretton Woods Project. Before this, Miriam was senior economic advisor to the SNP Westminster group, and a policy analyst at the Common Weal.