Overview
Diversity is a natural fact. We can benefit from it, ignore it or try to limit it. auticon, a multinational “for profit” company, has chosen the first option. Since 2011 it has been hiring autistic people, discarded by those who choose the other options, reaping great benefits for itself and for the companies it works with. The result is not the result of chance, but of a well-constructed project, a solid business case, a working methodology.
Biographical notes
Stefano Morpurgo graduated in Electronic Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan. He began his career at Olivetti in R&D before transitioning to management consulting, leading corporate change projects in sectors such as transport, banking, insurance, and manufacturing across Italy, the U.S., Germany, France, and Switzerland.
From 1996 to 2000, he held senior management roles, including General Manager of a publicly listed Italian company. He later co-founded and managed a private equity firm, gaining financial expertise while serving as CEO of an SME investment company.
In 2008, he became a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and has since taught project management at universities, public institutions, and private companies. He joined Ernst & Young in 2015 as a Director in Financial Services.
In 2019, he co-founded auticon Italia, a branch of the German multinational that exclusively hires autistic IT consultants. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the company now serves 20+ multinational clients, generates €2M in revenue, and employs 30 autistic professionals.
Stefano is fluent in English, German, and French, has served on the board of PMI Northern Italy, and co-authored Emerging Project Management – The Project as a Complex System
PDU Claim
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