# John West

> John J. West Jr. is a Cambridge, Massachusetts entrepreneur and Team Whistle co-founder whose earlier ventures were Enstrat and Silver Oak Solutions. He led Whistle as CEO before becoming executive chairman in 2020, and joined the ELEVEN board through the 2021 combination. A Harvard MBA, he served as Harvard Alumni Association president in 2020-2021 and received an HAA Award in 2024.

- **Role:** Co-founder of Team Whistle
- **Organizations:** Team Whistle, Whistle Holdco, LLC, ELEVEN Group, Silver Oak Solutions, Enstrat, Mitchell Madison Group, Harvard Alumni Association, Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs
- **Education:** BS in Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded businesses across environmental services, procurement and sports media., Built Silver Oak Solutions before its acquisition by CGI-AMS in 2005., Co-founded Team Whistle and led its development into a multi-platform sports and entertainment business.

## Career timeline

- **1989** — Founded environmental-services company Enstrat.
- **1995** — Graduated from Harvard Business School with an MBA.
- **1996** — Sold Enstrat; subsequently worked at Mitchell Madison Group and became a partner.
- **1999** — Founded Silver Oak Solutions.
- **2005** — CGI-AMS acquired Silver Oak Solutions, which had approximately US$23 million revenue and 100 professionals.
- **2008** — The idea for The Whistle emerged during a family holiday; team assembly followed in 2009.
- **2014** — Whistle Sports multi-channel network launched January 1.
- **2019** — Whistle acquired New Form and Vertical Networks.
- **2020** — Became HAA president for 2020-2021; transitioned from Whistle CEO to executive chairman in September.
- **2021** — Team Whistle joined ELEVEN; West joined the expanded group board.
- **2023** — DAZN completed the acquisition of ELEVEN businesses and Team Whistle on February 15.
- **2024** — Received a Harvard Alumni Association Award.

## Achievements

- Founded businesses across environmental services, procurement and sports media.
- Built Silver Oak Solutions before its acquisition by CGI-AMS in 2005.
- Co-founded Team Whistle and led its development into a multi-platform sports and entertainment business.
- Served as Harvard Alumni Association president in 2020-2021.
- Received a 2024 HAA Award for service to Harvard.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Named among six recipients of the 2024 Harvard Alumni Association Awards.
- **2023-02** — DAZN completed its acquisition of ELEVEN businesses and Team Whistle, the company West co-founded.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnjwestjr

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