Name:
Jamie Sprayregen
AIPAC Role:
Member of AIPAC's Board of Directors
Professional Profile/Associations:
AIPAC national board member; Vice Chairman at Hilco Global, a financial services firm. Founded Kirkland & Ellis's worldwide Restructuring Group in 1990, building it into the premier restructuring practice globally; served on the firm's worldwide management committee (2003–2006, 2009–2019). Left in 2006 to serve as Co-Head of Goldman Sachs' Restructuring Group before returning to Kirkland. Named one of "The Decade's Most Influential Lawyers" by The National Law Journal. President of INSOL International (2013–2015), the world's leading international insolvency association. Adjunct Full Professor of Finance at The Wharton School, co-teaching corporate restructuring with Penn Law; Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Serves on the Boards of Governors for the Middle East Forum, the American Jewish Committee, and on the Chicago Regional Board of ADL; serves on the Board of Directors of Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Accountability:
As a member of AIPAC's Board of Directors, Jamie Sprayregen 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. The information in these profiles is drawn primarily from AIPAC's most recent IRS Form 990, supplemented by publicly available sources including news reports, official announcements, and public records. As a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization, AIPAC is legally required to file Form 990 annually with the Internal Revenue Service, and these filings are public documents.
However, IRS regulations allow organizations up to eleven months after their fiscal year ends to submit these forms, meaning publicly available data typically lags by approximately one year. This inherent delay underscores why AIPAC—like most major organizations of its size and influence—should maintain a current, public-facing leadership page identifying its board members and senior executives. The absence of such transparency from AIPAC necessitates this project. We are committed to accuracy and will update these profiles as new information becomes available. If you have corrections, updates, or additional sourced information, please contact us at advocacy@dawnmena.org.
