Sachin Goel

About Sachin Goel

Sachin Goel is a globally recognized innovator and thought leader in Agentic-AI–driven transformation across the aviation, travel, and retail sectors. As Founder & CEO of Optiontown, he pioneered AI-powered personalization, optimization, and subscription-based models that replace traditional price-centric approaches with flexible, high-loyalty customer experiences. Building on the success of founding and scaling Optiontown, Sachin launched his second venture, OmVrti.ai, extending two decades of work developing vertical agentic AI systems, deep personalization engines, and subscription-based optimization frameworks reshaping multi-trillion-dollar industries.Sachin holds a Master’s degree from MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics and a B.Tech (Honors) from IIT Kharagpur. With 20+ patents and decades of MIT-rooted R&D, he brings a rare blend of systems thinking, analytical depth, and breakthrough product innovation—positioning him as a category-defining founder in Vertical Agentic AI.He is now leading OmVrti.ai, a spin-off building the world’s first Vertical Agentic AI platform enabling subscription products across Travel and adjacent retail industries. OmVrti is built on a proven base: a mature platform with $200 Million in cumulative revenues, strong product-market fit in global Travel, partnerships across 100+ countries, and a leadership team with 300+ years of combined experience. The company is engineered for revenue positivity by Q1 2026.OmVrti sits at the same inflection point Uber and Airbnb faced—yet with stronger fundamentals. The platform targets a $1.5T Travel market and $2.5T of adjacent retail verticals, unlocking a $4T+ opportunity primed for AI-powered subscription modernization.Sachin’s thesis replaces the industry’s “Race to the Bottom” with an AI-driven “Race to the Top.” By shifting customers toward flexibility, premium experiences, and convenience—via intelligent subscription models—OmVrti enables airlines, hotels, and retailers to increase loyalty, expand margins, and build durable competitive advantage.Beyond his entrepreneurial work, Sachin supports rural education through Ekal, impacting millions of children across remote regions of India. He also maintains a daily Sheershasana (headstand) practice—a symbol of viewing entrenched problems from new angles.Sachin is based in Menlo Park, CA with his wife and two children, continuing to redefine how the world experiences travel, retail, and personalized commerce through purpose-driven innovation and Vertical Agentic AI.

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Optiontown

   Apr 2003 — Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  B. Tech. (Hons), Chemical Engineering

  1994 — 1998

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Masters Degree in Supply Chain Management, Center for Transportation & Logistics

  2000 — 2001