# Ben Parry

> Ben Parry is the CEO of Compost Crew, a Rockville, Maryland public benefit corporation turning food scraps into soil across the Washington, D.C. region. After more than a decade financing solar and wind projects on five continents, he bought a scrappy three-truck compost hauler in 2018 and grew it into one of the Mid-Atlantic's largest organics recyclers, with more than 20,000 customers, a 40-truck fleet, and a network of local Compost Outpost sites that close the loop between kitchen buckets and nearby farms.

- **Role:** CEO at Compost Crew
- **Organizations:** Compost Crew, Azure Power, Fenice Energy
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, Georgetown University, BBA, Marketing, Temple University
- **Known for:** Grew Compost Crew from 3 trucks, 5 employees and several hundred customers (2018) to 40 trucks, 80 employees and 20,000+ customers., Raised an oversubscribed $5.5M Series A in 2022 (total funding reported around $11M)., Built the Compost Outpost model - distributed, sometimes solar-powered composting hubs run in partnership with local farms and municipalities.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Earns BBA in Marketing from Temple University.
- **2009** — Completes an MBA at Georgetown University.
- **2000s-2010s** — Spends over a decade in the clean energy industry, managing a portfolio of solar and wind assets across five continents and helping launch a leading solar company in India (Azure Power / Fenice Energy).
- **2018** — Acquires Compost Crew - then a small food-scrap hauler with 3 trucks, 5 employees, and several hundred customers.
- **2021** — Compost Crew reaches 7,000 customers and quadruples the capacity of its Compost Outpost facilities.
- **2022** — Raises an oversubscribed $5.5M Series A led by Lattice Impact Capital; opens a solar-powered Compost Outpost at EcoCity Farms in Bladensburg, MD.
- **2024** — Compost Crew acquires Key City Compost, a food-scraps recycler in Frederick, MD.
- **2025** — Compost Crew surpasses 20,000 customers and reports composting over 30% of collected food scraps.

## Achievements

- Grew Compost Crew from 3 trucks, 5 employees and several hundred customers (2018) to 40 trucks, 80 employees and 20,000+ customers.
- Raised an oversubscribed $5.5M Series A in 2022 (total funding reported around $11M).
- Built the Compost Outpost model - distributed, sometimes solar-powered composting hubs run in partnership with local farms and municipalities.
- Led Compost Crew's operation as a certified public benefit corporation, balancing mission and margin.
- Acquired Key City Compost in 2024 to expand into Frederick, Maryland.
- Previously helped launch a leading solar company in India and managed renewable assets across five continents.

## Latest updates

- **2024** — Compost Crew acquired Key City Compost, a food-scraps recycler based in Frederick, MD.
- **2025-02** — Compost Crew surpassed 20,000 customers and reported composting over 30% of the food scraps it collects.

## Links

- Website: https://compostcrew.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminparry/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/_compostcrew
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbS240lKHFo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/compostcrew/

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Last updated: 2026-07-01