Miriam Pearsall

Miriam Pearsall, MPH, provides strategic and logistical support to Chief Policy Officer John Snook and the Government Affairs and Research, Data, and Analytics teams. Her responsibilities include resource prioritization and budget management, coordination with other chiefs of staff, and serving as administrative lead on the Government Affairs and Research, Data, and Analytics teams’ initiatives. Since joining Meadows Institute, Miriam has spearheaded the development of the organization’s monthly Federal Affairs newsletter, orchestrated the Institute’s first congressional briefing, and supported her teams’ work to raise the national profile of the Institute’s initiatives among national partners, policymakers, and funders.  

Miriam joined the Institute with several years of experience in mental health policy, advocacy, state government, and philanthropy. Prior to working at the Institute, Miriam held the position of Executive Fellow at Well Being Trust and briefly worked as a Behavioral Health Policy Associate at the National Academy for State Health Policy. Miriam also has experience in state health policy consulting and the Arkansas Governor’s Office and completed a year of service in the AmeriCorps VISTA program. 

Miriam holds a  Master of Public Health in Health Policy & Management with a Certificate in Mental Health from Emory University and a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University. She lives in Washington, D.C.