André Heller Pérache

Director of AI International Rescue Committee

Andre Heller is the Program Director of Signpost at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), where he leads one of the humanitarian sector's most ambitious responsible AI initiatives. Before joining the IRC, Andre spent 12 years with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), serving as Country Director in some of the world's most complex crises including: Yemen, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Syria, the DRC, and Haiti. He now leads Signpost AI, developing and deploying agentic AI systems to deliver life-saving information at scale across 30+ countries. Andre's work sits at the frontier of high-stakes AI deployment, pioneering multi-agent architectures, safety frameworks for vulnerable populations, and open-source tools designed to democratize responsible AI across civil society. Signpost has been recognized with the EU's Humanitarian Innovation Prize and the UN SDG Action Impact Award.