Vijaye Raji
Vijaye Raji | |
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| Alma mater | Pondicherry University |
| Occupations | Technology executive; entrepreneur; software engineer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Employer | OpenAI (2025–present) |
| Known for | Founder and former CEO of Statsig; creator of Microsoft Small Basic |
| Title | Chief Technology Officer of Applications |
Vijaye Raji is an Indian-origin technology executive and entrepreneur based in the United States. He is the founder and former chief executive of the software experimentation platform Statsig and the original creator of Small Basic. In September 2025, following OpenAI’s agreement to acquire Statsig in an all-stock transaction valued at about $1.1 billion, Raji was appointed OpenAI's Chief Technology Officer of Applications, overseeing engineering for ChatGPT and Codex.