Operating Partners
Vetted senior operators step into urgent people and organizational priorities, taking ownership of decisions and execution rather than delivering recommendations alone.
Veep connects founder-led and growing companies with vetted interim human resources directors who can take ownership of urgent people priorities before a permanent hire is made. From organizational design and leadership support to hiring infrastructure and people operations, matched operators bring senior judgment, hands-on execution, and flexible engagement terms without forcing an immediate long-term executive commitment.
Flexible senior HR leadership for urgent people priorities, organizational change, and execution before a permanent executive hire.
Vetted senior operators step into urgent people and organizational priorities, taking ownership of decisions and execution rather than delivering recommendations alone.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing support scoped to the initiative, allowing companies to add senior HR capacity without a long-term commitment.
Veep matches companies with experienced operators who can lead people work, improve operating clarity, and move critical initiatives forward within the business context.
Veep learns about the company, urgent human resources challenge, business context, required seniority, and desired outcome so the engagement is scoped around the work.
Senior operating expertise matched to the work, urgency, and context your company faces.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite leaders, and functional experts—not junior generalists.
Receive an operator selected for your people priority, company stage, urgency, industry, and business context.
Your interim HR leader steps into the work and owns execution instead of stopping at recommendations.
A 30-day fit guarantee gives you the option to replace the operator or walk away without penalty.
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.
An interim director is an experienced leader who temporarily takes responsibility for a function, initiative, or leadership gap while a company evaluates its longer-term needs. An interim human resources director can lead people priorities, improve operating processes, support organizational change, and guide decisions without requiring the company to make a permanent executive hire immediately.
Talk with Veep about the leadership capacity your company needs now.
Veep supports companies across North America and Europe through remote and, when needed, on-site operating support.
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Access to vetted senior operating talent
Former executives and experienced operators
Support backed by a 30-day fit guarantee
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