About

Rajeev K. Goel is one of PubMatic's co-founders and has served on its Board of Directors since September 2006 and as Chief Executive Officer since December 2008, growing the company from a four-person startup to a public company with over 1,000 employees across 18 offices worldwide and leading its December 2020 IPO on Nasdaq. He serves on the board of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), is a Trustee of The Johns Hopkins University, and was named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Bay Area Award winner. Before co-founding PubMatic he was a Senior Director of Product Marketing at SAP AG, a Principal at Diamond Management and Technology Consultants, and a co-founder of Chipshot.com; he holds an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University.

Roles

PubMatic, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer, Director · Current role
2006–present
SAP AG
Senior Director of Product Marketing · Responsible for global go-to-market strategy.
2005-2007
Diamond Management and Technology Consultants
Principal · Led technology strategy engagements for Fortune 500 clients.
2001-2005
Chipshot.com
Co-founder and Vice President of Technology · Venture-backed online retailer.
1996-2000

External Roles

Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)
Board member
The Johns Hopkins University
Trustee

Fixed Compensation

FY FY2025
Salary
$622,000
FY2024 salary$610,000
FY2025 salary rate$622,000
Bonus
$0
Total compensation
$9,070,656

Performance Compensation

Data from FY FY2025

Cash incentive

Annual cash incentive
$655,680
FormNon-equity incentive (2025 Executive Bonus Plan)
Target Opportunity
Target opportunity108% of salary ($672,000)
Payout97.6% of target
MetricsSemi-annual revenue and adjusted pre-tax net income

Stock awards

Stock awards
$4,533,602
FormRSUs (75% of 2025 equity, 4-year quarterly vest)
Grant-date fair valueFASB ASC Topic 718
Option awards
$3,259,374
FormStock options (25% of 2025 equity, monthly vest over 4 years)
Exercise price$15.65 (Feb 18, 2025 grant)

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