Mika Brzezinski
Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski (/ˈmiːkə brəˈzɪnski/; born May 2, 1967)[1] is an American television host, author and journalist. Brzezinski co-hosts MSNBC's weekday morning broadcast Morning Joe with former Republican representative Joe Scarborough. Mika Brzezinski is the daughter of Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to Jimmy Carter.
Early life[edit]
Brzezinski was born in New York City, the daughter of Polish-born foreign policy expert and former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Swiss-born sculptor Emilie Anna Benešová. Her mother, of Czech descent, is a grandniece of Czechoslovakia's former president Edvard Beneš. Her father was teaching at Columbia University when she was born, but the family moved to McLean, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., in late 1976, when Zbigniew was named National Security Advisor by newly elected President Jimmy Carter. Her brother, Mark Brzezinski, is an American diplomat and the United States Ambassador to Sweden from 2011 to 2015.

Brzezinski attended The Madeira School during her high school years. She graduated in 1989 from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where she majored in English, after transferring from Georgetown University as a junior

Brzezinski authored the book, All Things at Once, published by Weinstein Books in January 2010. The publisher describes it as "a candid and inspiring motivational book that will help women of all ages confront the unique professional and personal challenges they face in the key moments of their lives."[10]

In 2011, Brzezinski published the book Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You're Worth (Weinstein Books 2011). Told as her personal story, the book discussed women and financial negotiations. It included tips for negotiating salaries and compensation packages.[11
On October 23, 1993, Brzezinski married TV news reporter James Patrick Hoffer, now of WABC-TV.[12] They met when both worked at WTIC-TV. They have two daughters, Emilie and Carlie Hoffer. Emilie is attending Johns Hopkins University Class of 2018, and Carlie plans on joining Dartmouth College Class of 2020. They also have a pet dog named Cajun.[13] Hoffer and Brzezinski were divorced in 2016.[14]

She is the cousin of author Matthew Brzezinski. Her siblings include Ian Brzezinski and Mark Brzezinski.