Grassroots Carbon is a regenerative land management and carbon removal company that partners with ranchers to restore soil health, strengthen ecosystems, and unlock new revenue streams through measurable, verified ecological outcomes. At its core, Grassroots Carbon connects two sides of the same solution, the people restoring America’s working lands and the organizations investing in a more resilient future. By rewarding ranchers for regenerative practices that rebuild soil health, improve water cycles, and enhance biodiversity, the company is transforming U.S. grasslands into one of the planet’s most powerful climate solutions. Our team brings together soil scientists, ranchers, ecologists, and technologists, guided by leading advisors and drawing on expertise from institutions such as Rice University, Texas A&M, and Colorado State University. Together, we combine deep scientific rigor with practical experience to scale credible, nature-based carbon removal solutions that deliver value for both people and the planet.
Grassroots Carbon partners directly with ranchers, providing the tools, education, data, and on-the-ground support to restore soil health, increase water retention, and capture more carbon.
American ranchers manage over 655 million acres of grasslands, one of the planet’s largest untapped climate solutions. At the same time, companies face ambitious climate goals and need high-integrity, nature-based carbon removals to meet them.
Grassroots Carbon bridges that gap, translating regenerative land management into measurable, verifiable carbon outcomes. Through deep soil sampling, advanced data science, and independent third-party verification, Grassroots Carbon ensures each carbon credit represents real, lasting climate impact, creating shared value for ranchers, companies, and the climate.
Contact UsGrassroots Carbon was founded in 2021 out of Soilworks Natural Capital, a public benefit company created by Lew Moorman and Ed Byrne to accelerate the world’s transition to regenerative agriculture.
Their vision was clear: restore soil health, unlock new income for ranchers, and prove that regeneration can scale when rooted in science and real business models.
They joined forces with Dr. Henk Mooiweer, a PhD chemist, former Shell executive, and Rice University professor, to build what the market lacked: a science-backed, rancher-first system that rewards ranchers for storing carbon in their soils.
That same year, Grassroots Carbon issued the first regenerative grazing soil carbon credits in U.S. history, distributing more than $200,000 to Texas ranchers for atmospheric carbon stored in their soils through regenerative practices, proving that grassland restoration can be measured, verified, and invested in at scale.
In 2023, Brad Tipper joined as CEO, bringing both a track record of scaling purpose-driven businesses and a deep commitment to regenerative agriculture. Under his leadership, Grassroots Carbon has grown from 200,000 acres to 1.7 million acres of U.S. ranchland across 21 states. The company now partners with global leaders from Nestlé to Microsoft and has paid more than $20 million directly to ranchers for measurable, science-verified carbon outcomes, as of October 2025.
Grassroots Carbon’s path forward is bold but clear: to store 100 million tons of carbon in U.S. soils by 2030, unlocking the power of America’s 655 million acres of grasslands to restore ecosystems, strengthen rural economies, and deliver real climate impact.
This is not a theory; it’s a working model for land-based carbon removal at scale, trusted by ranchers, backed by science, and delivering today what others are still promising for tomorrow.
The future of carbon removal is here. It starts from the ground up.
Grassroots Carbon’s leadership team brings together seasoned operators, innovators, and purpose-driven experts leading the transformation of U.S. grasslands.
Brad Tipper
Chief Executive Officer
Former CEO of Prospect Farms and founding partner at Maximalist Ventures, Senior roles at MidOcean Partners (portfolio companies including FreshPet and Waterpik) and Och Ziff Capital Management Group.
Bo Meissner
Chief Financial Officer
Former CFO at Vital Farms (Nasdaq) and former CFO at NatureSweet. Executive at Boulder Brands and leadership roles at Procter & Gamble and Cadbury Schweppes.
Katie Pearson
VP, Carbon Solutions
Energy policy and partnerships leader with experience at Adamantine Energy, RWE’s U.S. offshore wind business, and Chevron New Energies.
Craig Comeaux
Chief Commercial Officer
Former president of a private equity–backed consulting firm and senior executive at NYSE-listed companies across energy, technology, and insurance; previously an attorney at an AmLaw 100 firm.
Mike Dillinger
CLO, CCO
Former senior lawyer and sustainability executive across public energy, insurance, and banking sectors; NACD-certified board director with 32 years of military service and board roles at National Park Trust, UT Austin ESI, and the State Bar of Texas ENR Law Section.
David Fonk
Chief Growth Officer
Former Chief Revenue Officer and EVP of Business Development & Marketing, with a track record of leading multi-million-dollar P&L portfolios, driving global revenue growth, and executing M&A and operational scale initiatives.
Chip Thompson
VP, Finance
Finance leader and former Senior Director of Finance at Scaleworks, with experience across commercial real estate, technology, and organic agriculture.
Wyatt Long
VP, Prod & Tech
Product and technology leader who founded a civic tech company acquired in 2025, with prior product roles at Raiven and PropLogix.
Dr. Jay Weeks
Director, Data & Science
Soil scientist and data leader who built carbon crediting and Scope 3 emissions programs at Indigo Ag, with decades of on-farm experience and a PhD in environmental chemistry.
Hunter Jones
Head of Rancher Sales
Fifth-generation Texas rancher with 10+ years advancing regenerative grazing, holding BS and MS degrees in animal science and pursuing PhD research on soil health at Texas A&M.
Dr. Brekke Peterson
Director of Soil Science
Rigorous, scalable carbon measurement in the field. Dr. Brekke brings cutting-edge soil science expertise and field leadership to support scalable rancher outcomes
Sarah Coffman
Director of Carbon Programs
Program excellence from enrollment to issuance. Sarah oversees program design and delivery to ensure high-integrity outcomes and a great rancher experience.
Nick Nugent
Director of Carbon Solutions
Carbon market expert with 12+ years of successful carbon project development on 3 continents. Experience in agriculture, forestry, clean energy, and voluntary and regulatory carbon markets.
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Grassroots Carbon Public Benefit LLC, a Texas-based soil carbon credit company that connects American ranchers with companies looking to reduce their carbon footprint, releases over $200k in payments to Texas ranchers for soil carbon credits representing atmospheric carbon dioxide captured and stored in their grassland soils.
This is achieved by ranchers through the use of regenerative grazing practices.
These payments represent the first time that American ranchers were paid for delivered soil carbon credits.