Vijaye Raji

Vijaye Raji
Alma materPondicherry University
OccupationsTechnology executive; entrepreneur; software engineer
Years active2001–present
EmployerOpenAI (2025–present)
Known forFounder and former CEO of Statsig; creator of Microsoft Small Basic
TitleChief 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.