Leading the way to a sustainable future

At Chomp, we're passionate about the environment and dedicated to making real change. We’re revolutionizing the way the world sees food waste, from major polluter to earth-friendly energy source, and making it easy for anyone who uses our systems to take action on climate change. Chomp is here for a planet in peril.

Our origin

Our founder, Jan Allen, built his first anaerobic digester in 1979 while a student at Purdue University. He subsequently spent many years working with large-scale anaerobic digestion and composting plants and wastewater treatment solutions. In 2013, Jan founded Impact Bioenergy (now Chomp) specifically to miniaturize and modularize anaerobic digestion to make the technology widely accessible to businesses and communities.

In 2022, we raised a round of funding to scale manufacturing and expand our reach to help more communities, campuses, supermarkets, and other food processors become better environmental stewards.

And in 2023, we changed our name to Chomp to more closely align with our goal of using food waste as a force for good.

Leadership

Tim Tiscornia | CEO

Tim’s career includes building teams and driving results at established tech giants such as Intel and Microsoft as well as a variety of start-ups including Cozi which sold to Time Inc. His passion for creating dynamic and rewarding experiences for team members is only rivaled by that for the outdoors and his family. Tim is an avid waterman who spends every free minute either in the water surfing, pursuing all forms of foiling, boating, scuba diving, or on snow skiing and snowboarding. It is this connection to nature that fuels his commitment to waste reduction and the preservation of our climate.

Jan Allen | Founder, Chief Inventor

Jan spent the early part of his career designing super-sized organic waste recycling facilities before forming Chomp (formerly Impact Bioenergy) to focus his expertise on distributed, community-scale installations. Jan is a Professional Civil Engineer and the registered inventor of 7 US Patents for composting, digestion, and biofiltration. He has worked on organic waste conversion projects in North America, Europe, Turkey, India, Indonesia, and Australia, and travels widely for personal pleasure. Jan believes deeply in global stewardship and in honoring the world for the benefit of future generations. He puts this passion to work to reverse climate change, improve the quality of our food, and repair the soil under our feet.

MZ Goodman | CXO

MZ has over 20 years of experience with high-growth, nationally renowned consumer brands and innovative start-ups. Most recently, MZ oversaw consumer revenue at charity: water, an organization that has brought clean water to 15 million people in rural communities in developing countries. She also volunteers at a community farm in VT during the growing season. It was through these experiences and her love of working with mission-driven companies that she decided to join Chomp to focus her energy on climate change and, more specifically, reducing food waste.

Andy Moss | VP, Research and Development

Andy has fifteen years of experience in the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry. Most recently he was the owner and Technical Director at Planet Found Energy Development, where he oversaw design, construction and operation of agricultural poultry litter AD systems at the pilot and farm-scale while also guiding the company’s R&D programs. He is the recipient of two patents on AD and nutrient recovery processes and the principal investigator or co-PI on over $10 million of state and federal grants promoting various approaches to AD technologies. His passion for community-integrated, small-scale AD led him to Chomp. He spends his free time rock climbing, mountain climbing, backcountry skiing, and generally finding interesting ways to be active outside.

Robbie Cape | Executive Chairman

Robbie was a General Manager at Microsoft and founded two successful startups before joining Chomp. Cozi, Robbie’s first startup, sold to Time Inc. The other startup, 98point6, is a leader in remote healthcare services. Robbie is recognized for building high-functioning teams and cultures, and products used and loved by millions of people. Outside of the office, he enjoys sailing in the Pacific Northwest. Robbie holds a BSE, Engineering and Management systems from Princeton University.

Recognition

Recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy Innovative Resilience for Small Cities HERO award

Recipient of the Energy Vision Leadership Award for developing and deploying the first micro-AD system in the U.S.

U.S. Department of Energy Water Resource Recovery finalist

American Biogas Council Innovation of the Year finalist for onsite, containerized systems