Andy Helmer joined Shelters to Shutters (S2S) in 2016 with twenty plus years of leadership experience in a wide variety of organizations ranging from start-up technology companies to larger publicly traded corporate environments. As CEO of S2S, Andy set a new strategic direction of the organization and implemented a process of organizational renewal and program expansion. As a result, S2S has grown to a non-profit leader in transforming individuals and families in 12 cities. Placing an emphasis on developing a programmatic approach to candidate hiring and expansion, the organization has significantly accelerated its impact growing its non-profit partners from 31 to over 100 and more than tripling the number of industry partners to 43.
Most recently prior to joining S2S, Andy served as Senior Vice President of Data Solutions for Neustar, a publicly traded data and analytics technology company. There he oversaw the growth of revenues from $442 million to more than $750 million and developed and executed strategic sales plans for all three of Neustar’s business lines; Data Solutions, Security Services, and Marketing Services.
Andy has a Bachelor of Arts in Business & Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Lancaster, PA and now resides in Oakton, VA with his wife Katie of twenty years and daughters, Kinsley (17) and Bryce (14).