Amar Goel

A serial entrepreneur, Amar founded PubMatic in 2006, serving as the company’s first CEO and becoming Chairman in 2008. He runs PubMatic’s marketplace group, which is focused on increasing liquidity and driving monetization for the publishers on PubMatic’s platform. As Chairman of the Board he is responsible for helping PubMatic’s Board and management team drive the company’s overall strategy.

Amar has founded several other companies, including Komli Media, the leading independent advertising technology platform in the APAC. While at Harvard University, he co-founded Chipshot.com which was one of the fastest-growing ecommerce websites at that time.

Amar has wide experience in digital media and advertising, leading sales for a digital advertising business for Microsoft, and working at McKinsey & Co. and Netscape in a variety of consulting and engineering roles.

He holds a master’s degree in Computer Science and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Harvard University.