Operating Partners
Vetted senior operators step into urgent priorities and high-stakes decisions, owning work across finance, GTM, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Veep gives founders and CEOs access to experienced operators who take ownership of urgent priorities across finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy. Instead of waiting for a permanent executive hire or receiving recommendations without execution, you gain senior capacity matched to your business context, with flexible engagement options and a 30-day fit guarantee.
Flexible senior operating support for urgent priorities, critical initiatives, and executive capacity gaps.
Vetted senior operators step into urgent priorities and high-stakes decisions, owning work across finance, GTM, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped to the initiative rather than a long-term commitment or permanent executive hire.
Veep matches companies with experienced operators who embed into the work, take responsibility for outcomes, and provide continuity when an engagement ends.
CEO advisory services give founders and leadership teams practical access to senior operators when important work lacks clear ownership. Veep’s managed, invite-only model matches your priority, urgency, company stage, function, industry, and business context with the right operator. Engagements can be advisory, project-based, or ongoing, helping your team execute without rushing into a permanent executive commitment.
Get senior operating judgment and hands-on ownership without defaulting to permanent hiring.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite executives, SVP leaders, and functional experts.
Operators step into the work and own results instead of delivering recommendations from the sidelines.
Veep matches operators to your priority, urgency, stage, function, industry, business model, and fit.
A 30-day fit guarantee reduces engagement risk and supports an operator replacement or full exit.
Founders and operators 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.
CEO advisory services provide founders and chief executives with experienced leadership support for important business priorities. Depending on the engagement, an advisor may offer senior guidance, lead a defined project, or become embedded in the work as an operating partner. Veep focuses on practical ownership across functions such as finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Talk with Veep about the priority your leadership team needs to move forward.
Access experienced operators with founder and executive backgrounds.
Operators are selected for the company, priority, and business context.
A structured option to replace an operator or exit the engagement.
Share your priority and explore a flexible CEO advisory engagement with Veep.
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