EP17: Initiating change, being an intrapreneur - Andrea Tolman leads hiring of neurodiverse talent

Andrea Tolman - Assistant Vice President of Global Technology Services at State Street talks about her massive movement to initiate a Neurodiversity Talent Program within her company. The goal is to hire from a pool of talented individuals who are not often considered to fill a role in the workplace. By spearheading and aligning with Autism at Work, Andrea hopes to set the stage and be the model for others to follow within their company.

Andrea grew up as a competitive skater with the drive and passion to always succeed in life. Setting goals and achieving them is in Andrea’s DNA and her own expectations of are always sky high, which influences those in her circle.

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Email:

Andrea.tolman@gmail.com

State Street

http://www.statestreet.com/home.html

Microsoft Autism Hiring Program video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUAsU_zQVMo

SAP (Systems, Applications, Products)

https://www.sap.com/corporate/en/company/diversity/differently-abled.html

Training Industry

https://trainingindustry.com/articles/workforce-development/autism-at-work-hiring-and-training-employees-on-the-spectrum/

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