Opening Minds, Changing Mindsets
Empauwer is dedicated to helping organisations embrace neurodiversity and create opportunities for every neurodiverse professional to thrive.
Our Story
It all started with Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility Hackathon – Empauwer’s idea of creating an inclusive onboarding framework for Employers of neurodiverse talent won the Hackathon in 2019. Since then, we have worked tirelessly to create a platform that not only bridges the gap between employers and neurodiverse professionals but becomes a catalyst for positive change in people’s lives.
Empauwer is partly funded by The Enabling Lives Initiative Grant, a strategic initiative by Tote Board managed by SG Enable, supports innovations to address emerging needs and brings valuable solutions to the disability sector.
Our Vision
A world of equal opportunities where neurodiverse individuals are recognized for their special abilities, not their disabilities.
Management
Empauwer is backed by industry veterans, neurodiversity experts and therapists.
Farida Charania
Co-Founder & CEO
Akshaya Narasimhan
Product Design & Customer Success
Ambareesh Tadakamalla
Software Engineer
Board of Directors
Nina Alag Suri
Board Chair
Jussi Keppo
Board Member
Advisory Committee Members
Sri Harsha Allamraju
Chief Technology Officer (CTO), X0PA AI
Pratima Amonkar
APAC Leader Cloud and AI Business Strategy
Board Chair D&I, Microsoft
Dr. Ian Macdonald
EMEA Cloud Solutions Architect Leader, Microsoft
Raymond Hounon
Account Director – Google Cloud Platform – Healthcare/Life Sciences,
Google
Dr. Amrita Varanasi
Consultant Psychiatrist, NHS
Shaloo Sharma
Founder and Chief Service Provider, Evoluer Solutions
Gopi Kitnasamy
Head of Rehabilitation Services, MJF Charitable Foundation
Dr. Ana Elena Schalk
Learning Development Officer, Technological University Dublin
Garima Singh
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft
Our Values
These underlying philosophies guide us in our business and interactions.
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