Miriam is one of the Co-Directors of Future Economy Scotland. She is also an advisory group member of Common Wealth think tank, a board member of Green New Deal Rising, and a research fellow at The Democracy Collaborative and the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. She sits on the expert panel for the North Ayrshire Community Wealth Building strategy, and was also a member of the Scottish Land Commission tax and land working group.

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.