Craig Jaques

Craig is a General Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Veteran Ventures Capital. The firm invests in dual-use, veteran-led technology companies serving defense and national security.

Craig's prior work spans defense technology, international expansion, and humanitarian operations, with experience managing business development pipelines exceeding $3.5B and working complex acquisition pathways from the inside.

At CTI, a high-end defense software and systems development company later acquired by Parsons, he supported growth across electronic warfare, signals intelligence, and multi-domain command and control software for Special Operations Command, Indo-Pacific Command, and broader Department of Defense customers. At Valiant Defense Services, he led business development for the Engineering & Analysis division, transitioning emerging technologies into operational defense capabilities. At Aspen Medical, the fastest-growing exports company in Australia, he ran U.S. business development and operations and led international expansion across the Asia-Pacific and Africa. His career began at sea with Project HOPE, leading humanitarian and disaster relief missions across more than 20 countries aboard USNS Mercy, USNS Comfort, and USS Boxer alongside the U.S. Navy, recognized with the President's Volunteer Service Award.

Craig holds an active Top Secret clearance and has spent nearly two decades based in the Indo-Pacific theater. He works closely with the dual-use community across Hawai’i and INDOPACOM.

He lives in Kohala on the Big Island of Hawai’i with his wife and three children, on a working agroforestry farm.