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Joel Schiffman is Hoda Kotb’s former fiancé and the co-parent of their daughters, Haley and Hope. Biography.com describes him as a financier. Their relationship became public in 2013, Kotb announced their engagement in November 2019, and she announced their breakup in January 2022. The sources describe an engagement that ended, not a marriage. Kotb has said in 2025 coverage that the two remain close friends and co-parent.
Who Joel Schiffman is
Schiffman is best described as Kotb’s former fiancé and co-parent. Biography.com identifies him as a financier. Coverage from September 2025 adds one reported detail about his work schedule, covered below. We have not verified an employer, business history, or other biographical details, so none are included here.
Relationship timeline
The table separates the romantic milestones from the family milestones, because they follow different paths.
| Date | Milestone | Source as reported |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Public relationship with financier Joel Schiffman begins | Biography.com |
| February 2017 | Kotb adopts Haley Joy | Biographical coverage |
| April 2019 | Kotb adopts Hope Catherine | Biographical coverage |
| November 2019 | Kotb announces the engagement | Biography.com |
| January 2022 | Kotb announces the breakup and says the two will co-parent their daughters | UPI, January 31, 2022 |
| September 2025 | Kotb discusses the relationship on TODAY, describing a close friendship and co-parenting | TODAY interview, as reported by Realtor.com and TV Insider |
The engagement and the 2022 breakup
Kotb announced the engagement in November 2019 and the breakup in January 2022. UPI’s report from January 31, 2022 covered the announcement and noted that the two would co-parent their two daughters. That is the last point in the public record that describes the split itself, and it is a statement about parenting rather than an explanation of the ending.
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In her September 2025 TODAY conversation, Kotb offered a general observation about how relationships can drift. She said that people “can sometimes ‘get busy in relationships, and one day leads to the next, and a week is a month, is a year, is five years, is 10 years, and 20 years, and that can be beautiful, too.'” This is her broader reflection, not a statement about why she and Schiffman separated.
Co-parenting today
The most recent coverage available for this article dates to September 2025. Kotb discussed the relationship during a TODAY appearance while promoting her book Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life. Realtor.com reported these remarks:
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- “I think we’ve always been connected and will always be connected for many reasons.”
- “We will co-parent in a beautiful way, but I also think our ‘us’ is more of a, like, we’re dear friends now.”
Realtor.com also describes shared family routines in the same report. TV Insider, reporting from the same September 2025 interview, quoted Kotb on Schiffman’s schedule: “Joel is great. He works part-time in New York and part-time in Colorado, so he’s back and forth.” TV Insider added that when he is in town, he walks the girls to school and comes over for dinner.
These quotations appear as the outlets reported them. Readers who need exact wording should consult the full TODAY interview.
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What the public record does not establish
- The private reasons the engagement ended. Kotb’s comments describe how the relationship evolved, but no single cause is stated in the coverage.
- A marriage. The sources describe an engagement that ended.
- Custody or legal arrangements. The details about Schiffman’s time in town come from interview remarks. They do not describe court-ordered or formal custody terms.
- Biographical specifics beyond the record. Employer, net worth, and similar details are not established by the reporting we reviewed.
Coverage of this relationship after September 2025 is outside the scope of this article.
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