Judith Ursitti is cofounder and president of Profound Autism Alliance. A CPA by training, she spent a decade working in tax accounting. She became immersed in autism advocacy in 2005 when her son, Jack, was diagnosed at age 2.
Since his diagnosis, she has worked on the passage, implementation, and enforcement of autism insurance reform as part of the three-person team that passed legislation in all 50 states. She has advocated federally for the original 2006 passage and subsequent reauthorizations of the Autism CARES Act and appropriate enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.
Judith worked for Autism Speaks as their director of state government affairs for over a decade and served on the Massachusetts Autism Commission, where she co-chaired the Commission's 14-22/Employment Subcommittee. Most recently, she served as vice president of government affairs at the Council of Autism Service Providers. She currently serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for SPARK Autism as well as the Community Advisory Committee for Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA).
Judith grew up in Texas and remains a Texan at heart, but lives outside Boston with her family.
