That would be Morris Dees, whose bio was even wiped clean from the SPLCs Web site. Its all mysterious so far, but things like this are usually eventually explained by somebody who is good at following the money. The SPLC is one of the many professional propaganda arms of the Democrat Party whose job is to smear critics of the Party of Leftism and Marxism as haters, or worse. That of course is 100% illegal for a nonprofit 501 (C)(3) organization like the SPLC which is tax exempt because of that designation.
It was also reported this week that the SPLC has more than a half a billion dollars in assets that it is sitting on, including at least $120 million in offshore investments. Non-profit?! You can apparently make a good living in low-cost-of-living Montgomery, Alabama as a nonprofit poverty pimp with a cushy office at what the locals call the poverty palace.
(I wonder how much poverty could be reduced with all that money).