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Dave Garcia

Evaluator · DISC type dcs
Co-Founder at Veep
📍 New York, New York, United States

He is the Co-founder of Veep, which connects businesses with independent operating partners. A former CEO of New Stand, he specializes in go-to-market strategy and commercialization, having previously led innovation at Verizon and frog. He holds an MBA from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management.

He is deeply interested in the future of business and working life. His commitment to closing the gender gap in innovation is demonstrated by his role as Vice Chair for the nonprofit WIN: Women in Innovation, which serves a global community of over 4, 000 members.

Unique fact: He is a two-time winner of the Presidents Cabinet award at Verizon, the highest honor for sales professionals at the company.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Dave shows up

Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Dave cares about

Startup Scaling
His current focus is on enabling faster, smarter scaling for businesses. He also writes about building companies in the "messy middle, " from initial stages to IPO.
Future of Work
As CEO of New Stand, he pivoted the company into a workplace experience platform for hybrid teams and constantly thinks about the future of working life.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Co-Founder
Veep
1-2023 - 8-2024
Chief Executive Officer
New Stand
5-2022 - 1-2023
President
New Stand
4-2020 - 5-2022
Chief Business Officer
New Stand
9-2021 - 5-2023
Vice Chair
WIN: Women in Innovation
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Bachelor of Arts - BA
St. John's University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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