▁Social ▁Research , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Business ▁Econom ists , ▁Ex ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Body ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music , ▁and ▁Ex ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Monte ver di ▁Ch oir ▁and ▁Orchestra ▁he ▁is ▁now ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Class ical ▁Art ists ▁Trust ▁( Y CAT ). ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁announced ▁chairman ▁Design ate ▁of ▁Channel ▁Four ▁Television ▁Corporation , ▁succeed ing ▁Luke ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁retired ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁following ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁post . ▁ ▁Government ▁career ▁His ▁government ▁service ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁H M ▁Tre as ury ▁Academ ic ▁P anel ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁then ▁Chief ▁Econom ic ▁Ad vis er ▁to ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁and ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁Econom ic ▁Service ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁P erman ent ▁Secretary ▁of ▁H M ▁Tre as ury ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Burn s ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Hans ard ▁Society ▁Commission ▁on ▁Parliament ary ▁Sc rut iny ▁which ▁ran ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁F ee ▁Support ▁Review ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and