Cecile Richards is president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, national organizations that work for a healthier world for women and teens. More than 750 Planned Parenthood health centers provide health care services to nearly three million people and sex education to more than one million people every year.

Since joining Planned Parenthood in 2006, Richards has expanded its advocacy power and developed a unified national web presence receiving 47 million online visits annually. A frequent commentator on women's rights, reproductive health and sex education, she is a contributor to The Huffington Post and serves on the board of the Ford Foundation. Richards' appearance at the Progressive Forum comes at a time when women's reproductive rights are being challenged in Texas and around the nation.

Richards will sign programs and welcome photographs at the end of the evening.