Background
Birt, Baron John was born on December 10, 1944 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Son of Leo Vincent and Ida Birt.
Birt, Baron John was born on December 10, 1944 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Son of Leo Vincent and Ida Birt.
Student, St. Mary's College, Liverpool, England. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1966. Doctor (honorary), Liverpool John Moores University, 1992.
Doctor (honorary), City University London, 1998.
Producer Nice Time, 1968-1969. Joint editor World in Action, 1969-1970. Producer The Frost Programme, 1971-1972.
Executive producer Weekend World, 1972-1974. Head current affairs LWT, 1974-1977, controller current affairs, 1977-1981, director programmes, 1982-1987. Deputy director general British Broadcasting Corporation, 1987-1992, director general, 1992-2000.
Member House of Lords, since 2000. Prime Minister's strategy advisor, 2000—2005. Chairman Lynx Capital Ventures, London, 2000—2004, Inginius, 2006—2007.
Member Wilton Park Academy Council, 1980-1983, Media Law Group, 1983-1994, Working Party on New Technols Broadcasting Research Unit, 1981-1983, member executive committee, 1983-1987. Member Business in the Community's Women Economic Target Team. Visiting fellow Nuffield College Oxford.
Honorary fellow St. Catherine's College Oxford, 1992. Adviser McKinsey & Company Incorporated, New York York City, 2000-2005, Terra Firma, since 2006, Capgemini, since 2006. Chairman WRG, 2006; non-executive director Paypal Europe Ltd., since 2004, Eurosal since 2007.
Media Law Group since 1983. Working Party on New Techs. 1981-1983, Broadcasting Research Unit.
Walking.
Married Jane Frances Lake, September 14, 1965 (divorced). Children: Jonathan, Eliza. Married Eithine Victoria Wallace, December 16, 2006.