About Us

Miriam Rubin

I was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. Growing up, I heard stories of my grandparents bringing my dad to civil rights protests and watching my parents advocate for better housing policy, workers rights and increased accessibility for those with disabilities. At a young age, I became particularly aware of the inequities that existed in the education system, having gone to a private elementary school and then a public high school. I watched my peers in both environments go through starkly different experiences applying to college and accessing resources to support them through the process. I knew early on that I wanted to join in the fight for social justice, and began my career particularly focused on increasing access to post secondary opportunities through direct service advising.

My Experience

I have 15+ years of experience working in and with youth-serving organizations managing large budgets, leading and scaling programs, building partnerships, and supervising staff. My past focus areas include education, mentoring, college access and post secondary success, partnership development, and budgeting. I am a skilled people and project manager, with an MBA in Non-Profit Management from Brandeis University’s Heller School.

My experience includes work both on the policy and systems level as well as in direct service, having worked both in the public and the nonprofit sector. Before launching my consulting practice, I was the Budget Director for the Boston Public Schools (BPS), overseeing the development and management of the district’s $1.4 Billion operating budget. Prior to that, I served as BPS’s Director of Partnerships, coordinating with the 1000+ partner organizations supporting BPS to increase equitable access to high quality partnership opportunities. Before joining BPS, I held leadership roles at Big Sister Association of Greater Boston and Bottom Line. I am a strong advocate for social justice, holding equity and inclusive practices front and center, and seek out these values in organizations with whom I work.

My Approach

My approach to all the work I do involves: 

• Authentic relationship-building

• Engagement at all levels

• Development of a shared understanding of motivations and roles 

• Creative facilitation to foster different styles of engagement

• Clearly stated goals and desired outcomes

I keep these values at the forefront of all my projects by getting to know every stakeholder involved and understanding their unique lens and motivations. I seek to include the voices of members at different levels of each organization with whom I work – from those implementing to those leading and see them as equally critical to moving work forward. Throughout my process, I make sure that the goals for our work are always clear and utilize systems to keep us on track.