diff --git a/api/OWNERS b/api/OWNERS
index 7009d88bf10..4d61bb354ea 100644
--- a/api/OWNERS
+++ b/api/OWNERS
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ approvers:
 - lavalamp
 - smarterclayton
 - thockin
+- liggitt
+# - bgrant0607 # manual	escalations only
 reviewers:
 - thockin
 - lavalamp
diff --git a/pkg/api/OWNERS b/pkg/api/OWNERS
index 7009d88bf10..0605b27b2aa 100644
--- a/pkg/api/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/api/OWNERS
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ approvers:
 - lavalamp
 - smarterclayton
 - thockin
+- liggitt
+# - bgrant0607 # manual escalations only
 reviewers:
 - thockin
 - lavalamp
diff --git a/pkg/apis/OWNERS b/pkg/apis/OWNERS
index 646f794bcaf..c8cd82a728e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/apis/OWNERS
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ approvers:
 - lavalamp
 - smarterclayton
 - thockin
+- liggitt
+# - bgrant0607 # manual escalations only
 reviewers:
 - lavalamp
 - smarterclayton
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS
index b397c6953eb..cfc4c438e81 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/OWNERS
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ approvers:
 - lavalamp
 - smarterclayton
 - thockin
+- liggitt
+# - bgrant0607 # manual escalations only
 reviewers:
 - brendandburns
 - caesarxuchao