Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
OpenAI just opened its largest office (geekwire.com/2026/inside-openais-new-bellevue-office-a-swanky-statement-about-ais-impact-on-the-seattle-region/) outside San Francisco, in downtown Bellevue, Wash. GeekWire was there on day one to tour the space. Chatting inside the OpenAI game room, we share our observations about the Mad Men-meets-Pacific Northwest aesthetic, which features open floor plans and lots of common areas, and try to figure out what it all says about OpenAI's culture.
Plus, we talk with Vijaye Raji (linkedin.com/in/vijaye) , the former Statsig CEO who is now OpenAI's CTO of applications, about Codex, infrastructure, hiring, and the evolution and growth of Silicon Valley tech giants in the region.
In our final segment, it's the return of the GeekWire trivia challenge, with a question focusing on one of the earliest tech giants to establish an outpost in the Seattle area.
Related Story: Inside OpenAI’s new Bellevue office: A swanky statement about AI’s impact on the Seattle region (geekwire.com/2026/inside-openais-new-bellevue-office-a-swanky-statement-about-ais-impact-on-the-seattle-region/)
Upcoming Event: Agents of Transformation, March 24 (geekwire.com/events/agents-of-transformation/) .
With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook. Edited by Curt Milton.
See omnystudio.com/listener (omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
OpenAI just opened its largest office (geekwire.com/2026/inside-openais-new-bellevue-office-a-swanky-statement-about-ais-impact-on-the-seattle-region/) outside San Francisco, in downtown Bellevue, Wash. GeekWire was there on day one to tour the space. Chatting inside the OpenAI game room, we share our observations about the Mad Men-meets-Pacific Northwest aesthetic, which features open floor plans and lots of common areas, and try to figure out what it all says about OpenAI's culture.
Plus, we talk with Vijaye Raji (linkedin.com/in/vijaye) , the former Statsig CEO who is now OpenAI's CTO of applications, about Codex, infrastructure, hiring, and the evolution and growth of Silicon Valley tech giants in the region.
In our final segment, it's the return of the GeekWire trivia challenge, with a question focusing on one of the earliest tech giants to establish an outpost in the Seattle area.
Related Story: Inside OpenAI’s new Bellevue office: A swanky statement about AI’s impact on the Seattle region (geekwire.com/2026/inside-openais-new-bellevue-office-a-swanky-statement-about-ais-impact-on-the-seattle-region/)
Upcoming Event: Agents of Transformation, March 24 (geekwire.com/events/agents-of-transformation/) .
With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook. Edited by Curt Milton.
See omnystudio.com/listener (omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
