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Aspen Aerogels Executive Compensation (FY25)

ASPN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Donald Young
Median of the other named officers
$1,618,485
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 13, 2026
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Donald Young: $3,099,951 → $2,685,085 (13.4% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Aspen Aerogels' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Donald Young, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $2,685,085 in fiscal 2025. Young's total was 13.4% lower than the $3,099,951 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Aspen Aerogels' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 87.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 13, 2026.
Which companies are in Aspen Aerogels' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Allegro Microsystems, Inc., Array Technologies, Inc., Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., Blink Charging Co. and Bloom Energy Corporation, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald Young
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Virginia Johnson
Former Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Ricardo Rodriguez
Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald Young
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Virginia Johnson
Former Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald Young
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Ricardo Rodriguez
Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Virginia Johnson
Former Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Keith Schilling
Former Senior Vice President, Technology
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Corby Whitaker
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Gregg Landes
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Glenn Deegan
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇——◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Corby C. WhitakerRSU◇——◇——◇
Corby C. WhitakerPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Corby C. WhitakerOPTION◇————◇◇
Donald R. YoungRSU◇——◇——◇
Donald R. YoungOPTION◇————◇◇
Donald R. YoungPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Glenn E. DeeganPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Glenn E. DeeganOPTION◇————◇◇
Glenn E. DeeganRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregg R. LandesPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Gregg R. LandesRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregg R. LandesOPTION◇————◇◇
Keith L. SchillingOPTION◇————◇◇
Keith L. SchillingPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Keith L. SchillingRSU◇——◇——◇
Ricardo C. RodriguezOPTION◇————◇◇
Ricardo C. RodriguezPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Ricardo C. RodriguezRSU◇——◇——◇
Virginia H. JohnsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Virginia H. JohnsonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Virginia H. JohnsonOPTION◇————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Corby WhitakerOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Donald YoungOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Glenn DeeganPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Rsus/Options.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Allegro Microsystems, Inc. ALGM
  • Array Technologies, Inc. ARRY
  • Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. BW
  • Blink Charging Co. BLNK
  • Bloom Energy Corporation BE
  • ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. CHPT
  • Energy Recovery, Inc. ERII
  • Enphase Energy, Inc. ENPH
  • Hexcel Corporation HXL
  • Plug Power, Inc. PLUG
  • Rogers Corporation ROG
  • Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. SHLS
  • Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. THR
  • Vicor Corporation VICR
  • Wolfspeed, Inc. WOLF

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 13, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 30, 2024=◇◇◇
2021June 2, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 1, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 18, 2020=◇◇◇
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Citations

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213 figures on this page: 207 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
207 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001171843-26-003511
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-129161
    Director Compensation
  3. 0000950170-25-061852
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-24-067325
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-22-167297
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001564590-21-031203
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001564590-20-029808
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Aspen Aerogels discloses

The companies named in ASPN's own disclosed peer group.

Allegro Microsystems, Inc.Array Technologies, Inc.Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.Bloom Energy CorporationChargePoint Holdings, Inc.Energy Recovery, Inc.Enphase Energy, Inc.Hexcel CorporationPlug Power, Inc.Rogers CorporationShoals Technologies Group, Inc.Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.Vicor CorporationWolfspeed, Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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