Technology Strategy
Define and advance technology priorities with senior leadership that connects business goals, product direction, operating needs, and execution decisions.
Move technology priorities forward with experienced interim CIO leadership that brings ownership, judgment, and execution without waiting for a permanent hire. Veep matches founder-led and growing companies with vetted senior operators who can guide technology strategy, lead critical initiatives, improve operating clarity, and create continuity while your organization evaluates its long-term executive needs.
Flexible interim technology leadership for urgent priorities, strategic initiatives, operating gaps, and transitions before a permanent executive hire.
Define and advance technology priorities with senior leadership that connects business goals, product direction, operating needs, and execution decisions.
Bring ownership to technology operations, clarify responsibilities, improve decision-making, and keep critical work moving during periods of growth or change.
Maintain leadership continuity while evaluating or preparing for a permanent CIO or technology executive, including documentation and clean handoff support.
Veep matches companies with vetted senior operators who can step into interim CIO responsibilities and own high-impact technology work. Rather than stopping at recommendations, operators bring judgment, structure, and hands-on execution across the priorities defined for the engagement. Flexible scopes can support advisory, project-based, or ongoing needs, while the 30-day fit guarantee helps reduce the risk of adding interim leadership.
Veep provides managed access to senior operators selected for the work, urgency, and company context.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite executives, and senior functional leaders.
Receive a managed match based on your priority, company stage, urgency, function, and business context.
Operators step into the work and own outcomes instead of leaving recommendations with your team.
Scope engagements around the initiative, with options to pause, extend, scale, or transition cleanly.
Built by operators who have scaled companies, led pivots, and navigated exits.
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.
An interim CIO provides senior technology leadership for a defined period or priority. The role may include setting technology direction, leading critical initiatives, clarifying ownership, supporting executive decisions, and preparing continuity for a permanent hire. Veep’s operators are selected for the specific business context and take responsibility for execution rather than offering recommendations from the sidelines.
Talk with Veep about the priority that needs ownership now.
Access to a curated network of experienced senior operators.
Operators selected for the work, urgency, and company context.
Documentation, context, and continuity support at engagement close.
Tell Veep what needs ownership, and explore an interim CIO match built around your priorities.
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