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.
It is a tragic reality that hateful ideology has found fertile ground online and offline, with consequences affecting not only Americans but people around the world. We cannot stand idle in the face of bias, bigotry, and extremism. Together, at the Eradicate Hate Summit and beyond, the collective will of individuals and organizations is needed to galvanize all people of good will to protect and defend our communities.
