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.
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.
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.
How can we make getting vital, life-saving services as easy as buying a book online? A talk on building technology that brings the social safety net into the modern era.
Watch →The social sector is at an inflection point with AI. The question isn't whether AI will transform how we work — it's whether we'll shape that transformation intentionally.
Read →Thoughts on what it takes to lead organizations through transformation — and what the social sector can learn from the hard lessons of mergers and change.
Read →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?
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.
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.
Working on economic mobility, public systems, and the future of access.
Exploring AI and technology for real-world impact — not just market impact.
Rethinking service delivery for the people and communities who depend on it most.
Opportunities aligned with technology, social impact, and public systems.
Keynotes, panels, and conversations on AI, social innovation, technology for public good, and systems change.
Interviews, podcast appearances, and expert commentary on AI, technology for good, and systems change.
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.