# OpenAI Appoints New CTO of Applications Following Statsig Acquisition

OpenAI announced today that Vijaye Raji will become the company's Chief Technology Officer of Applications, following the acquisition of Statsig, a product analytics and experimentation platform.

Raji, who founded Statsig, will report directly to Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of Applications. The move signals OpenAI's continued expansion beyond its core AI research mission into consumer and enterprise applications.

The acquisition and leadership appointment reflect OpenAI's strategic focus on building robust application infrastructure. Statsig specializes in helping companies run A/B tests, manage feature releases, and analyze product performance—capabilities that will be crucial as OpenAI scales ChatGPT and other consumer-facing products.

This organizational change comes as OpenAI faces increasing competition in the AI application space from companies like Google, Anthropic, and Microsoft