# David West

> David West is the Greenwich, Connecticut-based founder and CEO of Civicom, Inc., founder of TeamSpan and Feathers Project, and coauthor of Reality Check: The Unreported Good News About America. His career spans Nestlé brand management, marketing strategy consulting, communications services and corporate philanthropy. Civicom pledged 10% of profits to charity at its founding in 2000.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Civicom, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Civicom, Inc., TeamSpan, Feathers Project, PulseAdvisor, Nestlé
- **Education:** MBA, Harvard Business School, BS, Business Administration - Marketing, Northeastern University, United States Military Academy at West Point
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Civicom, established in 2000., Helped champion the national launch of Juicy Juice while at Nestlé., Founded TeamSpan and Feathers Project.

## Career timeline

- **College years** — Sold pizza in his dorm on Friday and Saturday evenings.
- **1978-1980** — Attended Harvard Business School and earned an MBA.
- **1980s** — Worked in brand management and juice business leadership at Nestlé; championed the national launch of Juicy Juice.
- **Early 1990s** — Explored a juice startup in Russia, then set it aside when it would have required relocating his family; became a marketing and strategy consulting partner.
- **2000** — Founded Civicom; the founders pledged 10% of profits to worthy causes. PlezeCall was its first commercial product.
- **2004** — Founded TeamSpan, according to his Crunchbase profile.
- **2008** — Coauthored Reality Check: The Unreported Good News About America with Dennis Keegan.
- **2015** — Founded Feathers Project.
- **2016** — Feathers Project received US tax exemption in January.

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Civicom, established in 2000.
- Helped champion the national launch of Juicy Juice while at Nestlé.
- Founded TeamSpan and Feathers Project.
- Coauthored Reality Check: The Unreported Good News About America (2008).

## Links

- Website: https://www.civi.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwest1

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