A serial entrepreneur, Amar founded PubMatic in 2006, serving as the company’s first CEO until his brother, Rajeev Goel, took the helm as the company’s current CEO. As Founder, Chairman & Chief Innovation Officer, Amar runs PubMatic’s marketplace group, which is focused on increasing liquidity and driving monetization for the publishers on PubMatic’s platform. As part of this role, Amar is responsible for the machine learning team and runs the EMEA and APAC regions. As Chairman of the Board he is responsible for helping PubMatic’s Board and management team drive the company’s overall strategy.
In addition to PubMatic, Amar also founded several other companies, including Komli Media, the leading independent advertising technology platform in the APAC region. Amar served as Founder and Chairman of Komli from 2006 through 2013, assuming the role of Founder and CEO in late 2013, a position he held until selling Komli Media in September 2015 when he rejoined PubMatic in a more active day-to-day role. As a 19-year-old student at Harvard University, Amar co-founded Chipshot.com. Over five years he grew the business to approximately $30M in annual sales, making Chipshot.com the fastest-growing ecommerce website at that time.
In addition to founding his own companies, Amar has extensive experience in digital media and advertising, previously leading sales for a digital advertising business for Microsoft in the US, and working at McKinsey & Co. and Netscape in a variety of consulting and engineering roles.
As an entrepreneur, Amar raised over $100M in venture capital and hired more than 1,000 employees around the globe, generating several hundred million dollars per year in revenue at peak. He holds a master’s degree in Computer Science and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Harvard University.
What is Amar K. Goel's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Amar K. Goel is at least $250.29 thousand as of April 2nd, 2026. Mr. Goel owns 24,066 shares of PubMatic stock worth more than $250,286 as of May 5th. This net worth estimate does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Goel may own. Learn More about Amar K. Goel's net worth.
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Has Amar K. Goel been buying or selling shares of PubMatic?
Over the course of the past ninety days, Amar K. Goel has sold $53,333.76 of PubMatic stock. Most recently, Amar K. Goel sold 6,528 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.17, for a transaction totalling $53,333.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 24,066 shares of the company's stock, valued at $196,619.22. Learn More on Amar K. Goel's trading history.
Who are PubMatic's active insiders?
PubMatic's insider roster includes Cathleen Black (Director), Thomas Chow (General Counsel), Lisa Gimbel (CAO), Amar Goel (Insider), Rajeev Goel (CEO), Howard Hartenbaum (Major Shareholder), Jeffrey Hirsch (Insider), Paulina Klimenko (Insider), Mukul Kumar (Insider), Steven Pantelick (CFO), Michael Van Der Zweep (Insider), and Andrew Woods (General Counsel). Learn More on PubMatic's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of PubMatic?
During the last twelve months, insiders at the sold shares 59 times. They sold a total of 1,338,234 shares worth more than $12,173,629.70. The most recent insider tranaction occured on April, 27th when CEO Rajeev K Goel sold 44,000 shares worth more than $430,320.00. Insiders at PubMatic own 27.8% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at PubMatic. Information on this page was last updated on 4/27/2026.
