Andy Pujol
Founder and CEO of Building Homes for Heroes
Andy Pujol is a successful business owner, and the Founder and CEO of Building Homes for Heroes®. The organization is rooted in Pujol’s personal involvement following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Pujol was among the thousands of volunteers who aided in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center. That experience moved him to continue helping others, focusing his efforts on the severely wounded men and women of the U.S. military.
In 2006, Pujol founded Building Homes for Heroes®. The national nonprofit organization exemplifies the patriotic spirit of charity that brought an entire nation together following 9/11. As CEO, Pujol oversees the day-to-day operations of the organization. He receives no compensation. Drawing on his business acumen, he has guided Building Homes for Heroes® to extraordinary success, including nearly 1400% growth since 2010. Additionally, Pujol is determined to safeguard a vast percentage of contributions for the direct benefit of deserving veterans, as evidenced by the organization’s program rating of 93% or higher for eight consecutive years, as well as its fifth straight year receiving a perfect 4-star rating on Charity Navigator.
With a goal of 300 homes constructed, gifted and modified by 2021, Building Homes for Heroes has high hopes to reach more than 500 homes in 2025. The organization does so much more beyond the gifting of a home. They create a nationwide support system for veterans and their families, and help our veterans achieve their dreams they may have never imagined when injured. Building Homes for Heroes is also looking to expand its current programs, including its Team Building and family fun events, supporting our military’s Special Forces in greater ways, gifting more homes to Gold Star Families, and adding new programs ahead that will further support our veterans in a meaningful way.
Building Homes for Heroes® benefits from Pujol’s 30 years of leadership and business success. Since 1999, he has owned and operated VIP International. The company provides a complete line of logistics expertise, including international air cargo handling services for brand name importers across the United States. Previously, he was the president of President of EFW Warehousing, a U.S. licensed bonded container freight station, comprising a 110,000 square-foot facility that houses 33 tractor trailers per day, operating out of Newark International Airport.
