# Rajeev Goel

> Rajeev Goel is the co-founder and CEO of PubMatic, the publicly traded (Nasdaq: PUBM) supply-side ad tech company he started with his brother Amar in 2006 to give publishers a seat at the programmatic table. Two decades in, he is steering PubMatic into Connected TV, agentic AI buying, and an NVIDIA-powered infrastructure overhaul while continuing to argue that the open web deserves more than the walled gardens it competes against.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at PubMatic
- **Organizations:** PubMatic, Interactive Advertising Bureau (Board of Directors), The Johns Hopkins University (Trustee)
- **From:** Silicon Valley, California, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A., Economics, Political Science and Spanish, The Johns Hopkins University, M.S., Computer and Information Technology, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled PubMatic to a publicly traded company with 1,100+ employees and 18 offices., Took PubMatic public on Nasdaq in December 2020 (PUBM)., Two-time EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist (2011, 2022).

## Career timeline

- **college** — Co-founded Chipshot.com, an online retailer of custom-built golf equipment, with his brother Amar; served as VP of Technology.
- **pre-2006** — Product Marketing Director at SAP, leading global go-to-market for new products.
- **2006** — Co-founded PubMatic in Redwood City with brother Amar Goel, Anand Das and Mukul Kumar.
- **2008** — Became CEO of PubMatic in December 2008.
- **2011** — Named (with brother Amar) an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist for Northern California.
- **2020** — Led PubMatic to its IPO on Nasdaq (PUBM) at $20/share on December 9, 2020.
- **2022** — Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Bay Area finalist.
- **2024-2025** — Drove multi-year NVIDIA collaboration; CTV and Activate platform delivered triple-digit growth.
- **2025** — PubMatic sued Google over alleged ad-tech monopoly; doubled down on agentic AI thesis.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled PubMatic to a publicly traded company with 1,100+ employees and 18 offices.
- Took PubMatic public on Nasdaq in December 2020 (PUBM).
- Two-time EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist (2011, 2022).
- Trustee of The Johns Hopkins University.
- Board member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).
- Architected a multi-year NVIDIA partnership that cut auction timeouts 85% and tripled ad-request throughput per server.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — PubMatic filed suit against Google over alleged ad-tech monopolization.
- **2025-11** — Q3 2025 results beat expectations on CTV growth and agentic-AI strategy.
- **2026-02** — Q4 2025 results: AI-driven earnings beat, guidance signaling a soft Q1.

## Links

- Website: https://pubmatic.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeevgoel1
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/pubmatic
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rxe0_qdLcE0
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PubMatic

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Last updated: 2026-05-30