Donna Sharland
Founder & Managing Director, AutSiDe
2026
Donna is a neurodiversity specialist and managing director of Autside limited. Donna is currently completing a PhD in forensic psychology and criminology. She has been a neurodivergent specialist consultant to the Counter Terrorism unit for 7 years and managed hundreds of complex cases across Wales.
Donna is an associate tutor at Cardiff Metropolitan University, lecturing on criminology and policing. She also serves as a trustee for Autism Life centres, a non-profit organisation that offers specialist day services for autistic adults and young people with complex needs.
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
