Name:
David Victor
AIPAC Role:
Member of AIPAC's Board of Directors
Professional Profile/Associations:
Former president of AIPAC (2008-2010) and current national board member who serves on its executive committee; a national board member since 2002. CEO of the American Educational Institute (AEI), the premier provider of self-study programs in insurance claims law, established in 1969, where he joined his father in the family business. Active political commentator through a public Substack that amplifies AIPAC-aligned talking points and attacks critics of Israeli policy, including posts defending Netanyahu and criticizing the "shallow groupthink" of international condemnation of Israel. In January 2022, circulated a fundraising email to pro-Israel donors calling Jewish Congressman Andy Levin "arguably the most corrosive member of Congress to the U.S.-Israel relationship" and mobilized support for Levin's opponent Haley Stevens, whom AIPAC's United Democracy Project (UDP) spent over $4 million to help defeat Levin. Wrote that Levin's Jewish identity made his criticism of Israeli policy more dangerous because "less engaged Democratic colleagues may take him at his word." Presented the "Ally of the Year" award to the Muhlenberg Hillel Director at the 2008 AIPAC Policy Conference during his presidency.
Accountability:
As a member of AIPAC's Board of Directors, David Victor bears individual legal responsibility for the organization's conduct. Under U.S. nonprofit law, board members hold fiduciary duties to ensure organizational compliance with applicable legal standards, implement oversight systems for core activities, and respond to credible information about organizational wrongdoing. In Stern v. Lucy Webb Hayes (1974), the federal district court held that nonprofit directors who fail to supervise organizational decisions breach their fiduciary obligations. In In re Lemington Home for the Aged (3d Cir. 2015), the Third Circuit upheld $2.25 million in damages against nonprofit directors who ignored red flags and failed to exercise reasonable oversight.
