We believe affecting change in one life is the starting point for changing society. We therefore measure our social performance through the difference Unicus makes to the lives of our autistic colleagues, the impact on our customer organisations, and the role we play in creating awareness of neurodiversity in society.
Between 15-20% of the global population are neurodivergent. 2% are estimated to be autistic. Despite many autistic people being talented, qualified and keen to work, only 29% of autistic people are in full time work. Within the autistic workforce, a vast majority are under-employed, working in jobs that they are over-qualified or over-skilled for.
Build a more inclusive work.
Remedy or respond to the issue of employment inequity for neurodivergent adults, and highlight the strengths and skills of societal neurodiversity.
Our values permeate all our day-to-day business, as well as internal and external relations. They funcion as our rules of conduct and characterize our way of working.
Anders started Unicus’ operations in Sweden in 2017. Anders is a graduate in business administration with a focus on accounting and financial management. After a brief stint as an auditor, he moved on to sales of financial systems and then to a role as product manager in business intelligence. Since 1995, he has been in the consulting industry with companies such as Connecta, later adcore, and Konsultbolag1. Throughout, he has served as CEO with a strong focus on sales and customer development.
Malin joined Unicus in 2018 and focuses on customer deliveries, HR, recruitment, and new consultant introductions. She’s involved in auticon’s global impact measurement highlighting the benefits of a neuro-inclusive work environment. Malin has experience as both a consulting manager and consultant.
With a background in sales and leadership within IT and management consulting, Anna works strategically to increase understanding of neurodiversity. With many years of experience in consulting and leadership roles, she has always been driven by developing customer relationships and creating business value.
Malin is passionate about creating inclusive and sustainable work environments where skills are utilized. Malin is a relationship builder who values strong collaborations and good relationships. She has extensive experience as a leader in IT and business development, as well as expertise in stress management and HR.
Sara has been with Unicus since 2019 as a Consultant Manager, building and developing relationships with strategic accounts. Passionate about creating win-win solutions, she helps clients access autistic talent and matches consultants to roles that leverage their strengths. Her background is in sales, business development, and project management.
With a background as a management consultant, Therése works practically with business leaders to connect business value, neuro-inclusion, and strategy. With a personal connection to neurodiversity, she is driven by contributing to real change for individuals, benefiting both companies and society.
Elin opened Unicus Malmoe office in 2021. She brings a BSc in Behavioural Science from Lund University, a background within sales & leadership and long experience of Neurodiversity. Her passion as Consultant Manager is creating win-win prerequisites for our consultants and costumers.
Robin joined Unicus in 2022 and manages our consultants in Gothenburg, overseeing the establishment of our operations on the west coast. Prior to joining Unicus, he worked as an entrepreneur with a background in sales and leadership, bringing valuable experience from his career in business development and relationship building.
Jessica joined Unicus in August 2024. She focuses on creating more good collaborations in Gothenburg. With equal parts humility and determination, she wants to increase knowledge about neurodiversity and the business benefits that result in more assignments. Her background is in sales, trainers and coaches as well as HR.
With a background in leadership, sales, and business development, it was a strong personal commitment to individuals with autism that led Therese to Unicus in 2022. As a consulting manager in Stockholm, she aims to support clients and consultants in their development and achievement of goals.
Having worked with leadership and relationship building, it was his dual interests for people and IT that led Sebastian to Unicus in 2024. With a passion for opening doors and spreading knowledge, he wants to bridge the gap between demanding clients and unique talent.
Unicus and auticon came together in 2023, becoming the largest autistic-majority company in the world.
In each case, the company’s origins were inspired by a founder’s vision for improving the lives of autistic professionals and solving a crisis of unemployment. By recognising strong abilities possessed by many autistic people, such as in STEM, pattern matching, detecting software errors, and following complex protocols – career paths in technology became clear.
In 2008, in Oslo, Lars Johansson-Kjellerød founded Unicus to make a difference, he came from the financial industry but saw the business potential in the combination of autism and Information Technology. Unicus first customer was Telenor. Since its inception, Unicus has contributed expertise in software testing, software development and Data engineering and has successful partnerships with, among others, Vattenfall, DNB, Statnett, SEB, H&M, and Equinor.
As part of Ferd’s social entrepreneurship portfolio, the Norwegian investor helped Unicus expand to Sweden in 2017 and later to Finland in 2019, including an investment in the social enterprise Specialisterren in The Netherlands, which operates under a similar model.
In 2023, auticon and Unicus, entered an agreement under which the companies would unite. The historic deal established a global model for an autistic-majority social enterprise and ESG company, addressing the inequalities in employment for neurodivergent adults. The two combined companies became the largest autistic-majority company in the world, with 81% of its 600 employees on the autism spectrum. By the end of 2023, the combined organization had reached 15 countries by opening in Poland and Ireland.
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