Michelle Denise Bernard (born July 30, 1963, Washington, D.C.)[1] is an American journalist, political analyst, lawyer, author, and President and CEO of the Bernard Center For Women, Politics & Public Policy.

[3][4] Bernard is frequently a political and legal analyst for MSNBC, Al Jazeera,[5] CNN,[6] NPR and The McLaughlin Group.

In our culture, we have a very strong sense of pride and of family honor and of self-reliance.

"[17] Bernard was married to CNN correspondent Joe Johns until the couple divorced in 2008.

[22][23][24][25] Bernard remarried in 2014 and lives in Potomac, Maryland with her two children from her previous marriage.