# Priya Vijayarajendran

> Priya Vijayarajendran is an enterprise software engineer and executive whose career runs from nearly 17 years at SAP through applied AI at IBM, the worldwide Data and AI business at Microsoft, and a four-and-a-half-year run at ASAPP that culminated in the CEO role. In 2026 she left ASAPP with a clearly stated next chapter: staying close to the engineering, governance, and operational discipline required to make enterprise AI dependable at scale.

- **Role:** Enterprise AI technology leader; former CEO of ASAPP (2024-2026)
- **Organizations:** ASAPP, Microsoft, IBM, SAP, AI4ALL
- **Education:** Master of Science in Computer Science, Birla Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, PSG College of Technology
- **Known for:** Rose from senior application development at SAP to global vice president and head of its Silicon Valley Innovation Center., Built first-of-a-kind applied AI applications and an engineering-led AI practice at IBM., Led Microsoft’s worldwide Data and AI business across product, sales, partner, and go-to-market strategy.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2016** — Built a long career at SAP spanning application development, strategic customer engagement, and leadership of the Silicon Valley Innovation Center.
- **2016** — Served as CTO in Residence at Sagacito Technologies.
- **2017-2019** — Led Applied AI work at IBM as CTO and vice president, building enterprise cognitive applications and an engineering community around them.
- **2019-2022** — Served as vice president of Microsoft’s worldwide Data and AI business, covering Azure Data, AI and machine learning, IoT, and SQL Server go-to-market work.
- **2022** — Joined ASAPP as chief technology officer and led its technical organization; the company opened an engineering office in Bengaluru that year.
- **2023** — Added the role of president of technology at ASAPP.
- **2024** — Became interim CEO of ASAPP while continuing to lead technology.
- **2025** — Was appointed CEO of ASAPP after serving as CTO and president of technology.
- **2026** — Left ASAPP after four and a half years, saying she intended to keep pursuing enterprise AI at scale as a technology leader and builder.

## Achievements

- Rose from senior application development at SAP to global vice president and head of its Silicon Valley Innovation Center.
- Built first-of-a-kind applied AI applications and an engineering-led AI practice at IBM.
- Led Microsoft’s worldwide Data and AI business across product, sales, partner, and go-to-market strategy.
- Progressed at ASAPP from CTO to president of technology, interim CEO, and CEO.
- Helped consolidate ASAPP’s products into a Customer Experience Platform and shift the business from agent assistance toward autonomous agents.
- Is a named inventor on U.S. patent 8,762,454 for a consistent interface for flag and tag, assigned to SAP.
- Has served as a mentor with AI4ALL and participated in enterprise computing, data, and AI forums.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Announced her departure from ASAPP after four and a half years, including two as CEO, and said she plans to keep building enterprise AI at scale.
- **2026-04** — Presented ASAPP’s expansion of its customer experience platform with multiple purpose-built AI agents for end-to-end customer service.
- **2026-02** — Published 'From SaaS to Agentic: Customer Service Is Entering a New Economic Era' on LinkedIn.
- **2025-12** — Appeared on the Humans & AI podcast to discuss scalable and ethical AI, talent, governance, and voice interfaces.
- **2025-07** — Discussed her career and ASAPP’s approach to customer-service AI in a Techstrong TV interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.asapp.com/author/priya-vijayarajendran
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyavijayarajendran
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/vcPriya
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTiFDvmcHNE

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Last updated: 2026-08-18