Timothy Mathues

Timothy Mathues had been the Veteran Outreach Coordinator for the Office of Military and Veteran Affairs for the County of San Diego California from 2014 to 2024.

Tim was also the founder of an executive search firm that specialized in working primarily with the Venture Capital and Investment Banking community.

Tim had spent the better part of 30 years working on hiring programs for his Human Resource clients and at the County of San Diego. He interfaced with local, state and federal agencies as well as all military
bases throughout the county developing employment and hiring programs as well as providing VA benefits counseling and claims development.

Tim is a Live Well San Diego Champion, promoting the County vision of a Safe, Healthy and Thriving community. Tim was the communications committee chairperson for the Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce which developed the 5-year strategic plan for the County of San Diego.

While at the County of San Diego, Tim was instrumental in having the County of San Diego become the first municipality in the United States to become a member of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership, an organization founded by the US Department of Defense whose sole purpose is to hire military spouses as well as veterans.

Since 2018, Tim had developed and participated in well over five thousand Veteran outreach events speaking to more than 75,000 active-duty service men and women as well as their families regarding benefits from the U S Department of Veterans Affairs. Tim was an accredited Veteran Service Representative through the US Department of Veterans Affairs. He volunteered with the County of San Diego Sheriff’s departments’ Veterans Moving Forward program that required him to hold classes at the Vista Detention facility and was a monthly speaker with the California Department of Veterans Affairs CALTAP program that took him to the 4 main military bases throughout the County, speaking to
transitioning service men and women regarding Federal and State veteran’s benefits.

Tim is also a member of the Board of Directors for Zero8Hundred, a veteran non-profit organization supporting transitioning men and women separating or retiring from the US Military that provide many services including Mental Health services.

Tim had been a Docent at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Historical Foundation since 2024.

Tim is a US Marine Corps Vietnam Combat Veteran, serving from 1969 to 1971. Tim’s personal decorations include a Vietnam Service ribbon with 3 stars, Vietnam Campaign ribbon, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Vietnam Civil Action ribbon and Combat Action ribbon.

In 2025, Tim was honored by the San Diego Business Journal as a Veteran Leader of Influence for the San Diego business community.

Tim is a Veteran Mentor and is a passionate veterans advocate.