Richard Cohen served as president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center from 2003-2019, when he resigned after the removal of co-founder Morris Dees. Cohen came to SPLC in 1986 as legal director and became the center’s president in 2003.

Richard Cohen served as president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center from 2003-2019, when he resigned after the removal of co-founder Morris Dees. Cohen came to SPLC in 1986 as legal director and became the center’s president in 2003.