An information technology consulting company is betting that the push to diversify the workplace extends to an applicant s brain.
Auticon, a Berlin, Germany-based company that exclusively employs adults on the autism spectrum as IT consultants, has begun hiring workers in Columbus as part of its move to set up its regional headquarters here. There s a skills shortage in this area, said David Aspinall, Auticon s CEO in the U.S. We can bring to bear talent that does have a performance advantage and, at the same time, help people.
Auticon received approval for state tax incentives in 2019 to hire 50 people. The company s launch in Columbus has been slowed by the coronavirus.