Board members recently selected the next chairman to be at the helm of the organization for the next three years, beginning next June: Daniel M. Neidich, who spent 25 years at Goldman Sachs before becoming chairman and co-CEO of Dune Capital Management LP in 2003. FY2009 will be the last fiscal year that Chairman Christopher J. Nassetta--who is president and CEO of Hilton Hotels Corp.--will lead the 21-member board.

"I welcome the opportunity to take on a more prominent role in shaping the Roundtable's development," Neidich says, in a prepared statement. He was not available for an interview.

Besides navigating policy challenges, he adds, the Roundtable will also be celebrating its 10th year anniversary soon. "Despite the endless array of interests competing for lawmakers' attention, the Roundtable has earned a reputation for doing its homework and presenting solid analysis and commentary to policymakers, in the process establishing itself as an effective and respected advocate for real estate at the federal policy level."