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Vijaye Raji to become CTO of Applications with acquisition of Statsig

OpenAI just acquired Statsig. Vijaye Raji is now CTO of Applications.

Reporting by OpenAI Blog 1 min brief
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OpenAI's acquisition of Statsig and promotion of Raji signals a strategic consolidation of its applications layer and product infrastructure, centralizing feature management and experimentation under executive leadership.

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4 to know

  1. Vijaye Raji appointed CTO of Applications at OpenAI

  2. Statsig acquired by OpenAI

  3. Raji reports to Fidji Simo (CEO of Applications)

  4. Announcement date: September 2, 2025

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Publisher excerpt: Vijaye Raji will step into a new role as CTO of Applications, reporting to CEO of Applications, Fidji Simo, following the acquisition of Statsig.
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