Mr. Veatch is a native of Northern Virginia, growing up in Reston and attending South Lakes High School. He has spent his entire career in the commercial real estate industry, working with the Irving Group and Trammel Crow Company before starting his own company, Veatch Commercial Real Estate. He has developed, owned and operated a car wash and invested in various companies. Mr. Veatch is a licensed broker in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., and is a graduate of the University of Virginia. He has served on numerous boards including the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, Cornerstones Housing Corporation, Northern Virgnia Family Service, Reston Hospital Center and the High Tech Prayer Breakfast and is a volunteer Assistant Coach with Stone Bridge High School girls varsity basketball.