Elliot Francis

Co-Founder of Optimizing Utah, Autism Advocate, and IT Project Manager at University of Utah Health Sciences

Elliot Francis is a graduate of the Multi-Disciplinary Design program at the University of Utah and a Co-Founder of Optimizing Autism. Having worked as a successful systems analyst and IT project manager during college and after graduation, Elliot has a breadth of expertise in cross-domain systems and solutions. His major projects include the development and deployment of two mission-critical internal software systems for the University of Utah Health Science Cores covering 15 research labs. Acting as one of the representing autists on the Optimizing Autism board, Elliot provides a specialist’s perspective on how autism can be leveraged in the modern detail-oriented work environment. Elliot and his wife of 5 years live and work in Salt Lake City, Utah.