▁serving ▁as ▁Deput y ▁chairman ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 .. ▁Lord ▁ ▁Burn s ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Of com ▁for ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁from ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁Lord ▁Burn s ▁has ▁been ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Business ▁Econom ists ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁previously ▁serving ▁as ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Research ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁previously ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁Governor . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Business ▁School , ▁and ▁a ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Econom ic ▁Society . ▁ ▁Other ▁positions ▁held ▁Lord ▁Burn s ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Government ▁In qu iry ▁into ▁Hun ting ▁with ▁D ogs ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 , ▁was ▁named ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Monte ver di ▁Ch oir ▁and ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁after ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁Trust ee ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Body ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁after ▁being ▁a ▁Governor ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁of ▁Queens ▁Park ▁R angers ▁FC ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0