Biography
Miriam is Chief Publishing Officer at IOP Publishing (IOPP), the publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, the premier society for Physics in the UK and Ireland. Working with a global team of publishing and marketing professionals, Miriam ensures that IOPP’s publishing activities deliver trusted content of high quality and that the organisation takes a leadership role in publishing ethics and integrity, inclusive and transparent publishing practices and that the power of technology is harnessed to improve the publishing experience for all involved.
Originally from Germany, Miriam graduated with a degree in Languages and Business from Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen in 1997. She started her career in scholarly publishing shortly after leaving university and moving to the UK. During her 25+ years in academic publishing Miriam has created and executed strategies, developed business opportunities and led diverse teams through periods of change and growth. Prior to joining IOPP in 2021, Miriam worked for Blackwell Publishing and Wiley.
Miriam is a member of the STM Board, the global industry body for scholarly communications and has served on Research4Life’s Executive Council since 2019, advising on strategic and operational issues. She has been a Trustee of The New Phytologist Foundation since 2022.