Name:
Lee Rosenberg
AIPAC Role:
Member of AIPAC's Board of Directors
Professional Profile/Associations:
AIPAC national board member and former President of AIPAC (2010–2014). Known as "Rosy," he is a friend of former President Barack Obama who accompanied him to Israel during his 2008 campaign and served on his national campaign finance committee; he introduced then-Senator Obama at AIPAC's 2008 policy conference. National Security Advisor Susan Rice called him "my old friend" in her 2015 AIPAC address. Currently Senior Advisor to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and former Chief of Staff at the Pritzker Group; CEO of Rosenberg Advisory. Managing Director of Amiti Capital, an Israeli venture capital fund investing primarily in Israeli companies; Founding Partner of Kettle Partners, guiding strategic investments in technology ventures. Board Member of Hope Chicago and Greater Chicago Food Depository,. His father Lester, known as "Big Rosy," led a campaign that raised a record $67 million for the Jewish United Fund in 2001 and chaired the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago (2002–2004); he has visited Israel more than 50 times. University of Michigan graduate.
Accountability:
As a member of AIPAC's Board of Directors, Lee Rosenberg 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.
