Operating Partners
Vetted senior operators step into urgent priorities and high-stakes decisions across finance, GTM, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Get experienced fractional executives to own urgent priorities, lead critical initiatives, and give founders meaningful operating capacity without waiting for a permanent hire. Veep matches founder-led companies with vetted senior operators across finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy—helping teams move important work forward with flexible engagement terms and clear accountability.
Access vetted senior operators for urgent priorities, flexible initiatives, and hands-on executive ownership across critical business functions.
Vetted senior operators step into urgent priorities and high-stakes decisions across finance, GTM, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped to the work, with the ability to pause, extend, or scale without a permanent commitment.
Veep matches companies with senior operating partners who own outcomes, provide hands-on execution, and support clean continuity when the work is complete.
Veep gives founders and CEOs access to experienced operators who step into the work rather than stopping at recommendations. Each match reflects the company’s priority, stage, urgency, function, and business context. Flexible scopes support advisory, project, or ongoing engagements, while the 30-day fit guarantee helps reduce the risk of adding senior capacity before a permanent executive hire.
Veep combines senior operating experience with managed matching and flexible engagement design.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite executives, SVP leaders, and functional experts.
Receive an operator selected for your priority, urgency, company stage, function, and business context.
Operators step into execution and own outcomes instead of leaving recommendations with your team.
Reduce engagement risk with a 30-day fit guarantee, including an operator swap or walk-away option.
Experienced founders helping companies move important work forward.
Co-Founder
Dave Garcia is a Co-Founder of Veep, bringing decades of experience building and scaling products inside high-growth startups. Throughout his career, Dave has launched products from the ground up, led critical organizational pivots, and guided companies through successful exits. His deep understanding of what it takes to move fast without sacrificing quality shapes Veep's approach to matching companies with senior operators who can immediately own outcomes. At Veep, Dave focuses on helping founders and CEOs offload urgent, high-impact work so they can concentrate on strategic priorities. He is passionate about giving founders access to the same caliber of operating talent that only the largest companies typically enjoy, ensuring critical work never sits idle waiting for a permanent hire.
Co-Founder
Jian Yang is a Co-Founder of Veep with an extensive background in raising capital, scaling companies, and leading organizations through successful exits. His experience spans multiple high-growth environments where he directly navigated the operational and financial challenges that founders face daily. Jian co-founded Veep to give other founders and executives access to senior-level operating expertise without the delays and risks of traditional hiring processes. He is dedicated to helping companies move critical initiatives forward with the same rigor and judgment he applied while building and scaling his own ventures. At Veep, Jian focuses on ensuring clients receive matched operators who bring both strategic insight and hands-on execution, helping founder-led and investor-backed companies grow smarter and faster.
Co-Founder
Mark Newhouse is a Co-Founder of Veep, known for building brands, transforming organizations, and successfully selling startups over the course of his career. His broad experience across company stages and industries gives him a unique perspective on the operational gaps that emerge as businesses scale. Mark co-founded Veep to address a recurring problem he witnessed firsthand: critical work without clear ownership, left to founders and CEOs already stretched thin. He is committed to building alongside founders, providing them with vetted senior operators who step in immediately and take ownership of high-impact priorities. At Veep, Mark emphasizes clean handoffs and guaranteed fit, ensuring that every engagement delivers real results and lasting continuity for the businesses Veep serves.
The cost of a fractional CEO varies based on the scope, urgency, engagement model, and level of ownership required. Veep structures engagements around the work rather than a long-term commitment, offering advisory, project-based, ongoing, Operator, Pod, and related models. The company states that its approach can save 40–80% compared with retained search firms or fully loaded C-suite compensation.
Talk with Veep about the senior operating capacity your company needs.
Access a curated network of vetted senior operators.
Engagement protection with operator swap or exit option.
Contextual matching based on work, urgency, and company fit.
Share your priority, and Veep will help identify the right senior operating support.
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