J. Richard Cohen is the former president of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Cohen resigned from his position with the SPLC on March 14, 2019, the day after SPLC co-founder Morris Dees was fired from his position as chief trial counsel. ¹

1. Susannah Cullinane. “Southern Poverty Law Center president resigns after a co-founder was fired.” CNN. March 24, 2019. Accessed April 10, 2019. https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/24/us/southern-poverty-law-center-splc-dees-cohen/index.html