Adrian Webb

Adrian Webb
Adrian Webb
Nationality	British
Education	1. B.A. in Philosophy (Nottingham University) 2. M.A in Philosophy (University of Exeter) 3. PhD candidate in Business and Management (University of Exeter)
Occupation	Executive Chair at OutcomePath Ltd (Oct 2023 – Present) Founder/Chairman at Adeki Performance Management (Jan 2018 – Present) Non-Executive Director at Goco Group plc (Gocompare) (June 2015 - Feb 2021) Director at Webb of Intrigue Ltd (May 2015 – Present) Executive Producer at Blackhouse Pictures Film Company (Aug 2017 – Mar 2023) Head of Marketing and Communications at esure (Mar 2002 – May 2015) Strategy Director at Consolidated Communications (Aug 2000 – Mar 2002) Head of Communications at Virgin One Account (Jan 1999 – Apr 2000) Head of Group Communications at Direct Line Group (Feb 1993 – Jan 1999) Marketing and Publicity Manager at City of Westminster (Oct 1987 – Mar 1993)
Notable works	i) Consumer Vulnerability & Financial Services ii) Nested hermeneutics: Mind at Large as a curated trope of psychedelic experience
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Adrian Webb is a British business executive, entrepreneur and academic noted for his multifaceted career in large UK companies and latterly his contributions to philosophy and transdisciplinary research on psychedelics.

Career

He played a significant role in the transformation of esure Group plc from a startup in 2002 through to an MBO in 2010, and culminating in a £1.3bn flotation on the London Stock Exchange in March 2013. Webb served in senior marketing and communications roles throughout his time at esure leading to his appointment and tenure as a Non-Executive Director (NED) at the FTSE plc Gocompare At Gocompare, he worked alongside Chairman Sir Peter Wood contributing to the company's growth from a £310m market capitalisation (when it demerged from esure in 2016) to a £594m sale to Future plc in Feb 2021

In subsequent roles, he serves as the Executive Chair of OutcomePath Ltd, where Webb leads a technology and strategy advisory company, that focuses on validation, experimentation and creative ways to drive innovation and growth. He also served as Chairman of LAB digital group from 2018 to 2021, continuing to collaborate with them as a project sponsor on initiatives addressing gambling addiction and vulnerability.

Webb has a record as an adviser and investor in diverse areas including technology, health, the arts, fintech, music, and the application of psychology and neuroscience to address commercial and societal challenges.

In 2022, he co-founded the Space Value Foundation with Dr. Armen Papazian, advocating for the integration of sustainability principles into the financial mathematics that underpin investment divisions based on risk and time.

Webb is a backer and adviser forCareology.health, the UK's leading digital cancer management resource, and also Countryline media, one of the the world's leading digital Country music brands.

Adrian Webb's diverse portfolio of accomplishments and interests exemplifies a commitment to driving positive change across various spheres of life, making him a significant figure in both business and social advocacy.

Academic Contributions

In 2023, Webb contributed to the academic field of psychedelic hermeneutics with his research and a paper entitled Nested hermeneutics: Mind at Large as a curated trope of psychedelic experience in the Taylor and Francis Interdisciplinary Science Reviews journal.

Critique of Aldous Huxley's ‘Mind at Large’

In his 2023 paper, Webb highlights previously un-noted errors and manipulations of discourse in Aldous Huxley’s 1954 book The Doors of Perception. Webb criticizes Huxley’s concept of “Mind at Large,” arguing it relies on misquotations and misinterpretation of the philosophers C. D. Broad and Henri Bergson. Webb highlights inconsistencies in Huxley's construction of qualification for an ‘expanded’ mind capable of pansentience. He argues that Huxley’s removal of key qualifiers from C. D. Broad’s 1949 summary of Bergson’s process philosophy skews the interpretation that Huxley applies to Mind at Large.