As the largest majority-autistic company in the world, we have been delivering exceptional IT solutions harnessing the distinctive skills of our neurodivergent talent since 2009. We are proud to be living proof that neurodiversity works at work.
Our comprehensive neuroinclusion services and unique lived experience are enabling forward-thinking organisations to attract, retain and reap the benefits of neurodivergent talent: driving the people sustainability agenda, providing a competitive advantage, and creating an enviable inclusive culture that delivers both economic and social value.
We believe affecting change in one life is the starting point for changing society. We therefore measure our social performance through the difference auticon 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.
To build a more inclusive world.
Address the inequalities in employment for neurodivergent adults and showcase the strengths of neurodiversity in society.
Our values pervade our daily operations and our relationships internally and to the outside world. They act as rules of conduct and characterise how we do business.
Vance serves as CEO of auticon US as of March 11, 2024. Vance joins auticon from the innovative HR technology startup Built, where he was COO. Prior to Built, Vance held executive roles at multiple startups and large enterprises, including Oracle, EMC, and Dell Technologies. Vance has received accolades from several organizations, including the Impact Award from Women Tech Council and the Silver Leadership Award from Junior Achievement.
Vance holds a BA and an MBA in International Business from Brigham Young University. He serves on several community and industry boards, including Junior Achievement, STEM Action Center, Women Tech Council, and the Technology Initiative Advisory Board of the Utah System of Higher Education. He is passionate about technology, nature, and social impact.
Louise leads recruitment and neuroinclusion services for auticon in the U.S. Since joining auticon three years ago, she has been at the helm of our autism-friendly recruitment process, leading to the launch of multiple new business markets, the development of a “ready to work” community, and massive growth for the company.
Lauren has over 10 years of experience in relationship management and business development for the recruiting industry. She has had a successful career supporting technical talent acquisition across multiple industries. Lauren is a certified career coach and has worked for years with the autism community.
Isha has over 20 years of business and technology experience across various domains including media, entertainment, finance, utilities, and biomedicine. In her role as Chief Customer Officer at auticon, Isha is responsible for career development of autistic technologists and enabling customers to achieve their business outcomes by utilizing auticon’s autistic talents.
In 2011, Dirk Müller-Remus established auticon in Berlin, driven by a personal mission. Inspired by his autistic son’s experience, he recognised the profound inequality facing autistic adults in employment – despite their exceptional strengths. Dirk saw an opportunity: the growing shortage of IT and data specialists could be addressed by harnessing the unique talents of neurodivergent professionals.
Two years later, Kurt Schöffer joined as Joint CEO alongside Dirk, having been one of auticon’s earliest investors. When Dirk stepped away from the business in 2016 to start a new social enterprise for neurodivergent people, Kurt took the reins with ambitious plans for international growth.
Under Kurt’s leadership, auticon’s expansion was purposeful and impactful. auticon opened offices in the UK and France in 2016, followed by Switzerland and Italy in 2017. In 2018, strategic acquisitions of MindSpark in the US and Meticulon in Canada expanded auticon’s footprint to North America. auticon Australia launched in 2019, with Poland and New Zealand joining in 2022.
Simultaneously, Lars Johansson-Kjellerød had been pioneering similar work in Norway. His 2009 launch of Unicus created a social enterprise model connecting autistic IT professionals with meaningful technology careers. Unicus grew throughout the Nordic region into Sweden and Finland, and in 2022 invested in Dutch company Specialisterren.
Both organisations had proven that neurodiversity drives business success whilst creating genuine social impact. Joining forces in 2023, we became the world’s largest autistic-majority organisation – employing over 500 people across 15 markets, with more than 75% of our workforce being neurodivergent.
For 15 years, we’ve provided sustainable employment for autistic technologists, standing as living proof that neurodiversity works at work.
Following Kurt’s well-earned retirement in 2024 after 12 transformative years, Luke Williams OBE became Group CEO in January 2025. His focus remains clear: building on Dirk and Kurt’s remarkable legacy by creating more opportunities for autistic and neurodivergent people globally, demonstrating the measurable value of neurodiverse teams, and fostering a truly inclusive society.
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