Miya Woolfalk is a political scientist and researcher with more than 15 years of experience studying U.S. political behavior, civic engagement and organizing, and racial and ethnic politics. She holds a Ph.D. in Government and Social Policy from Harvard University and has served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College. Miya has also held senior leadership roles at the Analyst Institute, serving as Director of Research and Managing Director of Research, Programs, and Partnerships. 

She is the founder of MW Strategies, where she leads research and evaluation projects that bridge academic and applied work. As a Senior Researcher with the Democracy & Power Innovation Fund, Miya partners with community-based, philanthropic, and academic organizations to understand how organizing builds power and strengthens democracy.