Technology is reshaping our society. I build at the intersection of AI and community.

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What I'm building and doing right now.

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One Degree — revolutionizing how families get help.

CEO & Founder of a nonprofit technology organization transforming how low-income families access social services and economic mobility — using AI and technology to connect people to food, housing, healthcare, and essential benefits at scale.

02

Building new AI tools for social good.

Developing AI-powered technology to radically reduce the friction between people and the services they need — making it faster, easier, and more dignified for families to get help.

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Investing in the next generation of social innovators.

Mentoring and advising founders working at the intersection of technology and social impact through Echoing Green, Harvard's Social Innovation and Change Initiative, and other networks.

Ideas across technology,
systems, and humanity.

Current musings.

How AI actually gets adopted

Not the hype cycle — what real adoption looks like in organizations, communities, and systems that aren't Silicon Valley. What does it take for AI to actually change how things work on the ground?

AI and humanity

The bigger questions about what AI means for how people live, work, and access opportunity — especially for the communities who have historically been left behind by technological change.

AI in the social sector

Why nonprofits and government are behind, what it would take to close that gap, and what's actually possible when mission-driven organizations build with AI intentionally.

Open to collaboration.

Funders & partners

Working on economic mobility, public systems, and the future of access.

Builders & makers

Exploring AI and technology for real-world impact — not just market impact.

Government & healthcare leaders

Rethinking service delivery for the people and communities who depend on it most.

Board & advisory

Opportunities aligned with technology, social impact, and public systems.

Speaking opportunities

Keynotes, panels, and conversations on AI, social innovation, technology for public good, and systems change.

Media & press

Interviews, podcast appearances, and expert commentary on AI, technology for good, and systems change.

Rey Faustino

Rey Faustino

Rey Faustino is the CEO and Founder of One Degree, a nonprofit technology organization transforming how low-income families access social services. Using AI and technology, One Degree has helped millions of people access food, housing, healthcare, and other essential benefits — unlocking hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance across governments, healthcare systems, and communities nationwide.

With over two decades at the intersection of technology, social innovation, and public policy, Rey is a Rockefeller Foundation Big Bets Fellow, a Visiting Fellow at Harvard's Social Innovation and Change Initiative, and an alumnus of Y Combinator, Echoing Green, and the Google.org Generative AI Accelerator.

His work has been featured in CNN, Fast Company, Stanford Social Innovation Review, TechCrunch, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He holds an MPP from Harvard and a BS from USC.

Current
CEO & Founder, One Degree
Rockefeller Foundation Big Bets Fellow
Visiting Fellow, Harvard SICI
Recognition
Google.org Generative AI Accelerator
Echoing Green Fellow
Y Combinator Alum
Harvard Emerging Global Leader Award
Education
MPP, Harvard Kennedy School
BS, University of Southern California