Operating Partners
Vetted senior operators step into urgent priorities and high-stakes decisions across finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Get experienced executive ownership without waiting for a permanent hire. Veep matches founder-led and growing companies with vetted senior operators who can take responsibility for urgent priorities across strategy, operations, finance, go-to-market, people, and fundraising. Flexible engagements provide practical leadership, measurable execution, and a lower-commitment path to move critical work forward.
Flexible executive support for urgent priorities, leadership gaps, and high-impact initiatives across growing companies.
Vetted senior operators step into urgent priorities and high-stakes decisions across finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, and strategy.
Choose advisory, project-based, or ongoing executive support scoped to the work, without a multi-year commitment or permanent hiring requirement.
Add experienced leadership capacity for companies with real revenue and growing complexity, while operators own outcomes and deliver clean handoffs.
Veep connects companies with experienced operators who take ownership of critical work instead of stopping at recommendations. A matched executive can support strategy, finance, operations, go-to-market, product, people, fundraising, or other urgent priorities. Engagements are scoped to the initiative, allowing founders and CEOs to gain senior capacity, maintain focus, and preserve flexibility while deciding what comes next.
Veep gives companies senior ownership, practical execution, and flexibility when critical work cannot wait.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite executives, and senior functional leaders.
Operators are selected around the priority, urgency, company stage, function, and business context.
Operators step into the work, make decisions, and own outcomes instead of delivering recommendations alone.
A 30-day fit guarantee provides the option to replace the operator or walk away.
Experienced builders helping founders move critical work forward with greater focus.
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.
A part-time CEO provides executive-level leadership and decision-making without joining the company as a permanent, full-time hire. Depending on the company’s priorities, the role may include strategy, operating cadence, team leadership, fundraising, financial direction, or cross-functional execution. Veep matches companies with senior operators whose experience fits the business context and the work that needs ownership.
Talk with Veep about the priority, leadership gap, or initiative requiring senior support.
Invite-only network of experienced executive and functional leaders.
Operator swap or walk-away option reduces engagement risk.
Managed access to carefully matched operating expertise.
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