Sandberg was the founding director of the AJC Pacific Rim Institute (APRI) in 1989, which later was renamed the Asia Pacific Institute (API), the first of its kind in the American Jewish community.
Daniel Elbaum has been appointed Senior Associate Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee (AJC). In this newly created position, Elbaum also will serve as Chief Advocacy and Program Officer for the premier global Jewish advocacy organization, guiding the organization in focusing and aligning its work for greater impact.