Nat West
Nat West has lived and worked in Portland for the last 22 years. Originally a software developer, he started Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider in the basement of his home in 2011. Over the next 12 years, with the help of dozens of staff, he grew Rev Nat’s to be the largest cider manufacturer in Portland, with sales in 13 states and overseas. After finishing the business in fall 2023, he briefly worked as a public transit bus driver before launching a bid for Portland City Council.
Oct. 1, 2024
Creating Change: Nat West on Entrepreneurship, Community, and Public Service
This week, I sit down with Nat West, founder and former CEO of Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, a pioneering craft cider company in Portland, Oregon. Over 12 years, Nat helped shape the city’s thriving cider scene before making th…