Adam White

Dr Adam J. White is an experienced leader in Sport and Health. He currently holds the position of Director of Brain Health and the Professional Footballers’ Association, the trade union for elite football players in England. Adam has been at the forefront of research and policy on sport and brain health for well over a decade, and he is currently responsible for guiding football’s holistic response to concussion, dementia and other chronic brain health conditions, such as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).  
 
Adam co-founded of the Concussion Legacy Foundation UK; a not-for-profit organisation who’s mission is to support athletes, Veterans, and all affected by concussions and CTE; achieve smarter sports and safer athletes through education and innovation; and to End CTE through prevention and research.  
 
Adam continues to collaborate with the global leaders in the field of sports neuroscience. He has authored dozens of peer-reviewed research papers and an academic book that critically examines sport; Sport, Theory and Social Problems. He has an international reputation as a strong advocate for protecting athletes brain health.