Michelle D. Bernard is the president and CEO of the Independent Women's Forum and an MSNBC political analyst. Bernard is a regular panelist with Hardball with Chris Matthews and The McLaughlin Group. Also, Bernard is a regular guest host of CBS radio's The Big Talker on Philadelphia's WPHT, and is a political commentator for The Hill's Congress Blog. Bernard is the author of Women's Progress: How Women and Are Wealthier, Healthier and More Independent Than Ever Before and is a contributing author to the National Urban League's State of Black America and Lifetime Network's Secrets of Powerful Women: 25 Successful American Politicians Tell How They Got Where They Are - And What It's Like. In 2009, Bernard created, co-produced and hosted IWF's historic television program, About Our Children, featuring Bill Cosby. The program, which explored poverty and education reform, aired on MSNBC on September 20, 2009.
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Michelle D. Bernard 
President and CEO
Contributions | Media Appearances
- MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews: Rough Patch of U.S./ Israel Relations, with Michelle D. Bernard, March 15, 2010
- Nightly News with Brian Williams: Divided Dems to Scupper Obama's Health Push, with Michelle D. Bernard, March 6, 2010
- Hardball with Chris Matthews: Why Did The Dems Abandon Rangel?, with Michelle D. Bernard, March 3, 2010
- The Big Talker 1210: Rhode Island Fires Teachers, with Michelle D. Bernard, February 25, 2010
- Hardball with Chris Matthews: Is a Palin Presidency Out of Reach?, with Michelle D. Bernard, February 19, 2010
- Hardball with Chris Matthews: Moving Terror Out of New York, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 29, 2010
- The Warren Ballentine Show: Remarks on The State of the Union Address, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 28, 2010
- WPHT: Terrorism, National Security and Jihadism, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 12, 2010
- Hardball with Chris Matthews: What's Reid's Problem?, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 11, 2010
- The Michael Smerconish Show: News of the Day, with Michelle D. Bernard, December 11, 2009
- America's Morning News: American Women Deserve Better than Government-Run Health Care, with Michelle D. Bernard, December 4, 2009
- Our World with Black Enterprise: President Obama's first year, with Michelle D. Bernard, November 16, 2009
- The Curtis Silwa Show: Health Care Reform, with Michelle D. Bernard, November 10, 2009
- The Politics Program with Mark Plotkin: Assessing the Elections, with Michelle D. Bernard, November 6, 2009
- Hardball with Chris Matthews: Nancy Pelosi and the New Poll on Women's Health Care, with Michelle D. Bernard, October 29, 2009
- The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Bad Teachers, Education Reform and School Choice, with Michelle D. Bernard, October 16, 2009
- BBC Radio: Obama and the Nobel Prize, with Michelle D. Bernard, October 10, 2009
- MSNBC Live: About Our Children, with Michelle D. Bernard, September 20, 2009
- Today Show: Bill Cosby: Listen to your children, with Michelle D. Bernard, September 18, 2009
- The Michael Baisden Show: About Our Children, with Michelle D. Bernard, September 16, 2009
- The Kojo Nnamdi Show: About Our Children, with Michelle D. Bernard, September 16, 2009
- The Russ Parr Show: About Our Children, with Michelle D. Bernard, September 16, 2009
- The Warren Ballentine Show: About Our Children, with Michelle D. Bernard, September 14, 2009
- MSNBC Live: Health Care Issues, IWF Ad Campaign, with Michelle D. Bernard, August 19, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Do Alaskans Resent Palin for Resigning?, with Michelle D. Bernard, July 31, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Forecasting Palin's Post-Governor Future, with Michelle D. Bernard, July 24, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Reactions to Obama's Speech on Education, with Michelle D. Bernard, July 16, 2009
- MSNBC Live: Michael Jackson's Death, with Michelle D. Bernard, June 26, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Michelle Obama vs. Cindy McCain, with Michelle D. Bernard, June 19, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Burris and the Media, with Michelle D. Bernard, May 28, 2009
- Battle Line with Alan Nathan: Minority-Run Businesses and EFCA, with Michelle D. Bernard, May 18, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Supreme Court Changes, with Michelle D. Bernard, May 6, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Michelle Bachman's Fears about the Dollar, with Michelle D. Bernard, April 27, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Norm Coleman's Election, with Michelle D. Bernard, April 15, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: President Obama's Strategy for the Economy, with Michelle D. Bernard, March 24, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Women's Council Formation, with Michelle D. Bernard, March 11, 2009
- MSNBC 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.: Pelosi's Naughty/Nice List, with Michelle D. Bernard, March 2, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Friday's Politics Fix, with Michelle D. Bernard, February 27, 2009
- Our World with Black Enterprise: The Obama Administration, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 25, 2009
- MSNBC 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.: Clinton's First Day at State, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 23, 2009
- MSNBC: President Obama's Inauguration (Segment Four), with Michelle D. Bernard, January 20, 2009
- MSNBC: President Obama's Inauguration (Segment Five), with Michelle D. Bernard, January 20, 2009
- MSNBC: President Obama's Inauguration (Segment Three), with Michelle D. Bernard, January 20, 2009
- MSNBC: President Obama's Inauguration (Segment Two), with Michelle D. Bernard, January 20, 2009
- MSNBC: President Obama's Inauguration (Segment One), with Michelle D. Bernard, January 20, 2009
- 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.: Making History, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 19, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: The Inauguration of Barack Obama, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 17, 2009
- MSNBC's 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.: Blagojevich Impeached, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 9, 2009
- MSNBC Hardball: Palin Speaks Out, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 8, 2009
- MSNBC Live: Senate Showdown, with Michelle D. Bernard, January 8, 2009