Cecile Richards is President of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Before joining Planned Parenthood, Ms. Richards served as deputy chief of staff for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and played a key role in her election as the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives. Ms. Richards has a long history of organizing in support of reproductive freedom and social justice. In 2004, she founded and served as president of America Votes, a coalition of 42 national membership-based organizations, that works to maximize voter registration, education, and mobilization efforts at the grassroots level. She earned her bachelor’s from Brown University