Jim Oberwetter To Head Dallas Chamber?

There’s buzz downtown this morning that the Dallas Regional Chamber is about to name Jim Oberwetter, the former Hunt Oil executive and ambassador to Saudi Arabia, as its new president. If it’s true, it is very good news for Dallas. Oberwetter is a listener, a reformer, and a great negotiator (I know this because he is also my former college roommate). Unfortunately, he is also very tight-lipped (even with former college roommates).  But because I know his skills better than most, I can say that he is exactly the sort of person I had in mind when I wrote this open letter to Chamber chairman Bob Chereck in September. I hear the Chamber board will meet this morning to discuss. Developing…