Meriam Musa Good

Meriam is privileged to work at the intersection of philanthropy and scientific discovery. Guided by the Foundation’s mission to ‘explore the vast potential of the human mind in a scientific manner’ (Mind Science founder Tom Slick, 1958), she spearheads the Foundation’s initiatives to advance our understanding of human consciousness and solve the mystery of how the brain creates the mind. Central to this work is the BrainStorm Neuroscience Pitch Competition™, which supports early-career neuroscientists by funding their research and equipping them with essential communication skills to effectively translate the complexity of their research in a way that increases the public’s scientific literacy and inspires public trust in science.

A longtime nonprofit leader before joining Mind Science Foundation in 2008, she believes deeply in the role of institutional and personal philanthropy to bring about meaningful social change. A native of San Francisco, she and her husband are parents of an adult son, and are happy to call Texas home.