Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 18, 2026

Interview with the CEO: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI)

Warley, Paul
Paul Warley is Chief Executive Officer of Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Prior to Ascent, Mr. Warley was president of Warley & Company LLC, a strategic advisory firm from 2015 to 2022, providing executive management services, capital advisory, and M&A to middle-market companies in the service, construction, technology, oil & gas, clean energy, food, retail and green-building sectors. While at Warley & Company from 2018 to 2019, he was engaged as chief executive officer and CFO of 360Imaging, a provider of products and services for implant surgery and digital dentistry. From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Warley served clients in the alternative energy industry as a managing director and chief compliance officer with Deloitte Corporate Finance. From 1997 to 2011, Mr. Warley was managing director and region manager for GE Capital. From 1984 to 1997, Mr. Warley served as senior vice president with Bank of America and Bankers Trust. Profile
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TWST: Can you provide a brief history of the company, how it started, and what have been some of the milestones since then?

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