Agustín Rayo Fierro (Spanish:[ˈraʝo]; born 1973) is a Mexican philosopher oflogic,metaphysics, andlanguage. He is the dean of theMIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and a professor of philosophy.Rayo's number is named after him, as he is the creator of it.

Rayo was raised inMexico City. He completed a bachelor's degree at theNational Autonomous University of Mexico in 1996. Rayo earned a Ph.D. atMassachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001. He was apostdoctoral researcher at theUniversity of St Andrews.^[1]

Rayo was an assistant professor of philosophy at theUniversity of California, San Diego. In 2005, he joined theMIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Rayo was the associate dean from 2016 to 2019. He succeededMelissa Nobles in 2021 as interim dean.^[1]

Rayo was elected to theNorwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 2018. His book,On the Brink of Paradox (2019) won the 2020PROSE Award for best textbook in the humanities.^[1]

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