Miriam McKinney Gray, Owner of McKinney Gray Analytics.
Miriam is an inquisitive data and research analyst who studied Psychology at Loyola University Maryland and Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, QMSS, at Columbia University (with an experiments concentration) — receiving Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees respectively. Miriam worked as a research data analyst at the Johns Hopkins University for years before founding McKinney Gray Analytics LLC — an analytics firm that firmly aligns itself with socially impactful data and research projects. The firm’s recent partners have included the Democracy and Power Innovation Fund, State Power Fund, and Odyssey Alliance.
In previous work, Miriam has assisted researchers at Columbia University, Howard University, and Morgan State University, created a new research framework for research and evaluation at The Kennedy Center, authored articles for major publications on the topics of data science, algorithmic bias, and analysis (recently: “Black and Latino voters are being erased from databases: Here’s how to fix it”), led online coding workshops and respective office hours, co-created a theoretical framework and resources for addressing algorithmic bias, and supported rigorous data collection for the now archived world-renowned Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. She has served on panels for the Harvard Kennedy School, Netroots, Columbia University, and more. Additionally, she continues to mentor QMSS students whenever possible — recently supporting a current graduate student as they assisted with her virtual coding workshops series (July 2024).
Outside of her developing career: Miriam is a proud member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, is deeply interested in developing and advancing environmentally conscious products, businesses, and services, relishes international travel (having studied in Thailand for 6 months during college), and loves to spend time with family and friends.
Miriam lives in Maryland with her husband, two children, Ezekiel and Eliana, and miniature goldendoodle, Mischa. For a more detailed summary of Miriam’s collective professional experiences or to schedule a meeting, please find her contact information here.