Name:
Lillian Pinkus
AIPAC Role:
Member of AIPAC's Board of Directors
Professional Profile/Associations:
AIPAC national board member and former President of AIPAC (2016–2018). She was elected president at AIPAC's annual Board meeting in Israel. Former Dallas AIPAC Chair and key organizer in pro-Israel politics across Texas. Traveled to Israel with scores of freshman members of Congress; was present at the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem in May 2018 with Mort Fridman. Honored by Israel Bonds and awarded the King David Award in 2015. Supporter of the Jewish Federation and the Levin Academy partnership 2gether program with her husband Jon Pinkus, who is President of family-owned Nortex Wholesale Nursery.
Accountability:
As a member of AIPAC's Board of Directors, Lillian Pinkus 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.
