Michelle Bernard
| Michelle Bernard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Michelle Denise Bernard July 30, 1963 Washington, D.C., USA |
| Residence | Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Education |
Georgetown University Law Center Howard University |
| Occupation | Journalist, Author, Lawyer, Columnist |
| Political party | Independent |
| Website | bernardcenter |
Michelle Denise Bernard (born July 30, 1963, Washington, D.C.) is an American journalist, political analyst, lawyer, author, and President and CEO of the Bernard Center For Women, Politics & Public Policy.
Bernard graduated from Howard University with a B.A. in Philosophy and a minor in Political Science. She has a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center, in Washington, D.C.
She was a partner at the lobbyist and law firm Patton Boggs. In 2000, she was a member of the Bush-Cheney Presidential Inaugural Committee. She was formerly President and CEO of Independent Women's Forum and Independent Women's Voice. She was the chair for the District of Columbia's Redevelopment Land Agency, which negotiated the public-private financing of the District's MCI Arena.
Bernard is frequently a political and legal analyst for MSNBC, Al Jazeera,CNN,NPR and The McLaughlin Group. She is a columnist for Roll Call; and also a contributor for 'The Seventy-Four',The Root, The Washington Post's "She the People," and the Huffington Post.
She is an Independent
She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Hampton University and sits on the Board of Directors of the Coalition for Opportunity in Education and the Executive Board of the International Women's Forum of Washington, D.C. where she is the Leadership Foundation Liaison. Additionally, she is a member of the Advisory Board of the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, and a speaker for the Washington Speaker's Bureau.
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