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Suggested Topics:
• Women’s Issues
• Economics and Political Thought
• Governing and Elections
• Culture and Community
• Foreign Policy and International Relations
• Justice and the Law
• Health and Welfare
• National Security
• Women in Iraq
Michelle D. Bernard is the president and CEO of the Independent Women's Forum. An attorney by training, Bernard concentrates on domestic and international legal, legislative and foreign policy matters pertaining to women and minorities. Known as IWF's "Renaissance woman," Bernard has an impressive resume and an uncanny ability to speak persuasively on an incredible range of topics.
A native Washingtonian, Bernard learned the ins and outs of the nation's capital in a variety of high powered jobs including a stint in the 2000 Bush-Cheney Presidential Inaugural Committee, Inc., a partnership at the District of Columbia's Patton Boggs LLP, and chairmanship of the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency.
As a political and legal analyst, Bernard has spoken on topics as varied as faith and foreign policy, the War in Iraq, the political participation and voting trends of African Americans and women, and advancing democracy, economic liberty, and the human rights of women, ethnic and religious minorities around the world.
Ms. Bernard, author of the recently released Women’s Progress: How Women are Wealthier, Healthier, and More Independent than Ever Before (Spence Publishing), has appeared on ABC News Now, ABC Radio, America's Black Forum, BBC Radio, Black Americas Web, CNBC's The Dennis Miller Show, CNN's Paula Zahn and the Situation Room, C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Court TV's Catherine Crier Live, Fox News Channel's Live Desk with Martha MacCallum, The O'Reilly Factor, Studio B with Shepard Smith, Hannity and Colmes, and Your World with Neil Cavuto, MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Verdict with Dan Abrams, MSNBC Live and other programs, Our World with Black Enterprise, PBS's Evening Exchange and To the Contrary, National Public Radio's 51%, News and Notes with Ed Gordon, and Tavis Smiley Show, Voice of America., WJLA's Capital Sunday, and various Middle Eastern radio and cable television programs.
Bernard has also been featured in several publications, including: Fast Company magazine, The Washington City Paper, The Washington Lawyer, The Legal Times, The Washington Business Journal, The Washington Post, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine, and The New York Daily News.
Ms. Bernard holds a bachelor of arts in philosophy and political science from Howard University and a juris doctor from The Georgetown University Law Center. Ms. Bernard is a 2003 graduate of Leadership Maryland.
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