Maureen Dunne

Dr. Maureen Dunne is an experienced neurodiversity consultant, inclusion trainer, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur, currently serving as the Senior Advisor and Special Educational Needs and Disability Expert at the LEGO Foundation for the recently launched $20M Play for All Accelerator Fund. A former Kauffman Entrepreneur Fellow and National Science Foundation Fellow, Dr Dunne co-founded the first neurodiversity social impact investment association Autism Angels Group (AAG), bringing together capital and talent for economic opportunities and technology-driven solutions that positively impact the autism community. She is also the President and CEO of Autism Community Ventures and a Faculty Affiliate at the Discovery Partners Institute, a $1B public/private partnership, where she spearheaded the Autism and Innovation Initiative in association with the University of Illinois to revitalise the economy through partnerships that drive innovation and workforce development