The Team Behind Grassroots Carbon
We partner corporate carbon buyers looking to reduce their carbon
footprint with landowners who are engaged in regenerative practices
in a win-win for buyers, landowners, and the environment.
The Team Behind Grassroots Carbon
Dr. Henk Mooiweer
CEO, Co-FounderHenk is an innovation expert and entrepreneur who has successfully led many disruptive and high impact opportunities to implementation. During a 25-year career at Shell he launched many complex business opportunities and created productive alliances between unconventional partners. He is an Adjunct Professor at Rice University where he teaches invention and innovation.
Megan Parks
EVP, Co-FounderMegan is an entrepreneur focused on soil health, regenerative agriculture, and climate change. Prior to co-founding Grassroots Carbon, she worked for nearly two decades as an environmental leader in the energy industry and founded and led an environmental consulting firm.
Lew Moorman
Co-Founder, Chairman
Co-Founder at Scaleworks and Soilworks Natural Capital. Previously, Lew spent 13 years at Rackspace serving in a variety of roles including Board Director, President and Chief Strategy Officer, while the company grew to $2 billion in annual sales.
Ed Byrne
Co-Founder
Investing and growing SaaS companies at Scaleworks, financing SaaS at ElementSaaS and investing in growing the Regenerative Agriculture ecosystem at Soilworks.
Alex Ignatenko
Director of Engineering
Alex is a passionate yet pragmatic engineer with more than 10 years of experience in software development. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the team through his vast skillsets and leadership.
Nick Honegger
CIONick is an entrepreneur passionate about fostering change through story telling. He previously served as General Manager for PastureMap and led marketing teams for B2B SaaS companies, coaching one through a successful exit in 2018.
Lauren Miller
VP Carbon Footprint SolutionsLauren is an experienced entrepreneur, having started and led a venture-funded company and led sustainable economic development programs around the world. Lauren was listed on the 2015 Forbes "30 Under 30" in the energy category.
CK Wisniewski
Manager Landowner SuccessCK cultivates collaborative relationships between ranching communities and the land, both in the US and internationally. She helps ranchers make data-driven decisions to increase profitability and build healthy grasslands.
Daniel Tello
Landowner Support SpecialistDaniel is a recent Animal Science Graduate from Texas State University who uses his passion for helping others to deliver top-notch customer service for Grassroots Carbon farmers and ranchers.
Kevin Silverman
Carbon and Product Innovation AssociateWith a background in venture capital and a passion for tech, Kevin creates cutting edge technology partnerships that help ranchers and farmers regenerate our soil and make data-driven decisions.
Vitalii Onyshchuk
Frontend Developer
Vitalii delivers an intuitive application experience for all of our users. He launches new application concepts, implements user feedback and ensures our suite of applications stays updated.
Our Partners
Together we can make America’s grasslands bloom.
Grassroots Carbon Origin Story
How two Texas based companies came together to form Grassroots Carbon
“The opportunity to create the leading carbon marketplace to accelerate this move was a no-brainer. We expect in 20 years we will look back at this as a key moment of change in the food and climate industries”
Lew Moorman
Board chair of Grassroots Carbon and co-founder of Soilworks Natural Capital
Get in Touch
Whether we are making it easier to reduce your carbon footprint or helping you get paid for carbon storage services, together we can make America’s grasslands bloom.
info@buildgrassroots.com