Deirdre B. Phillips

Deirdre Phillips is Executive Director of the Autism Consortium.  She joined the Consortium in 2008 with extensive experience in the financial services industry where she served as a government and community relations executive at several prominent institutions, most recently as Managing Director at Putnam Investments.  She has been involved in the autism community for over twenty years, and has a particular interest in advocating in the public policy arena for better understanding of this complicated disorder, insurance coverage for related treatment/services and employment opportunities for young people with autism.  In addition, Deedee recently completed two years as a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School where she conducted research focused on the intersection of public policy and risk management in U.S. financial institutions.  Deedee also serves on the board of Overseers of WGBH and recently completed ten years as a member of the board of directors of Horizons for Homeless Children.