head up
phr. v..phr. v.. to be the person in charge of a group, a project, or a department.
phr. v.. to lead or manage a specific organizational unit, project, or team; often used in corporate or professional contexts to denote leadership of a subset of a larger organization.
She was chosen to head up the new marketing team.
After the merger, he was asked to head up the integration task force to ensure a smooth transition.
The university appointed a renowned researcher to head up the newly established department of artificial intelligence and ethics.
transitive; the object is typically a department, team, or specific initiative.
contrast with 'lead'—while 'lead' is general, 'head up' often implies being formally appointed to a specific organizational structure or project.
He heads up for the committee.He heads up the committee.the verb is transitive and takes a direct object without a preposition like 'for'.