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+# Maintainers
+
+This file lists the maintainers of this repository.
+
+## Current maintainers
+
+| GitHub Username | Name | Organization | Email |
+|----------------|------|--------------|-------|
+| @ChrisTyree | *please add name* | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @alstratigos | *please add name* | FINOS | *please add email* |
+| @arroyo | John Arroyo | @arroyo | *please add email* |
+| @awaiken | Andrew Aitken | The Builder Bureau | *please add email* |
+| @caldeirav | Vincent Caldeira | Red Hat | *please add email* |
+| @chris-twiner | *please add name* | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @eddie-knight | Eddie Knight | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @eminty69 | Elspeth Minty | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @eteridvalishvili | *please add name* | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @fgogolli | Flamur Gogolli | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | *please add email* |
+| @gliptak | Gábor Lipták | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @grizzwolf | Aaron Griswold | FINOS & The Linux Foundation | aaron.griswold@finos.org |
+| @harkeganesh | Ganesh Harke | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @jgavronsky | *please add name* | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @karlmoll | *please add name* | @finos  | *please add email* |
+| @lucaborella89 | Luca Borella | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @maria-mcparland | Maria McParland | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @niamhoparker | Niamh Parker | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @psmulovics | Peter Smulovics | Morgan Stanley | *please add email* |
+| @rocketstack-matt | Matthew Bain | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @smtebbe | *please add name* | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+| @toshaellison | Tosha Ellison | FINOS | *please add email* |
+| @wendallkaters | Kendall Waters Perez | Linux Foundation | *please add email* |
+| @winmorgan | Win Morgan | *please add organization* | *please add email* |
+
+For information about maintainer responsibilities and resources, see the [FINOS Maintainers Cheatsheet](https://community.finos.org/docs/finos-maintainers-cheatsheet).
+
+## Updating this file
+
+All changes to the maintainer list are managed openly:
+
+- **Submit a Pull Request** to this file for any addition, removal, or update.
+- **If your project's governance requires a vote**, document or link to the vote outcome in the PR description or comments.
+- This process creates a public audit trail of project leadership over time.
+
+Please email **help@finos.org** whenever this file is updated with a change to maintainership.
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