diff --git a/pkg/controller/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/OWNERS
index ac83016025c..fbd8b63b86f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-assignees:
-  - bprashanth
-  - derekwaynecarr
-  - mikedanese
+approvers:
+- bprashanth
+- derekwaynecarr
+- mikedanese
+reviewers:
+- deads2k
diff --git a/pkg/controller/certificates/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/certificates/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..4516fdf5b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/certificates/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+reviewers:
+- deads2k
+- mikedanese
diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/daemon/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..3c11160d8ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+reviewers:
+- mikedanese
+- kargakis
+- lukaszo
diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/deployment/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..38dc1ba10c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+reviewers:
+- janetkuo
+- nikhiljindal
+- kargakis
+- mfojtik
diff --git a/pkg/controller/disruption/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/disruption/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..60572dd917f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/disruption/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+reviewers:
+- mml
+- davidopp
+- kargakis
+- mwielgus
diff --git a/pkg/controller/endpoint/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/endpoint/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..dffc5525e78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/endpoint/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+reviewers:
+- bprashanth
+- bowei 
+- MrHohn
+- thockin
+- mrubin
diff --git a/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..c1499f1fad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/garbagecollector/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+reviewers:
+- caesarxuchao
+- lavalamp
+- deads2k
diff --git a/pkg/controller/informers/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/informers/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..36e2a2b90f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/informers/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+reviewers:
+- derekwaynecarr
+- caesarxuchao
+- wojtek-t
+- lavalamp
+- deads2k
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/job/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0e43adfe7d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+reviewers:
+- erictune
+- soltysh
diff --git a/pkg/controller/namespace/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/namespace/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..3cca2abff0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/namespace/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+reviewers:
+- derekwaynecarr
+- smarterclayton
diff --git a/pkg/controller/node/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/node/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..5c1281f8146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/node/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+reviewers:
+- gmarek
+- smarterclayton
+- ingvagabund
+- aveshagarwal
diff --git a/pkg/controller/petset/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/petset/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..b7f4566264f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/petset/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+reviewers:
+- foxish
+- bprashanth
+- smarterclayton
+- janetkuo
+- kargakis
diff --git a/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..129665e7f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/podautoscaler/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+reviewers:
+- DirectXMan12
+- mwielgus
+- piosz
+- jszczepkowski
+- fgrzadkowski
diff --git a/pkg/controller/podgc/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/podgc/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..63338eb0f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/podgc/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+reviewers:
+- foxish
+- gmarek
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replicaset/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/replicaset/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..4b1facab28b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/replicaset/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+reviewers:
+- caesarxuchao
+- kargakis 
+- lavalamp
+- bprashanth
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/replication/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..4b1facab28b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+reviewers:
+- caesarxuchao
+- kargakis 
+- lavalamp
+- bprashanth
diff --git a/pkg/controller/resourcequota/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/resourcequota/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..054bbcdd186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/resourcequota/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+reviewers:
+- derekwaynecarr
+- deads2k
diff --git a/pkg/controller/route/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/route/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..fac2cbfaa91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/route/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+reviewers:
+- gmarek
+- wojtek-t
diff --git a/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..926d6cc5b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/scheduledjob/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+reviewers:
+- erictune
+- janetkuo
+- soltysh
diff --git a/pkg/controller/service/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/service/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..dffc5525e78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/service/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+reviewers:
+- bprashanth
+- bowei 
+- MrHohn
+- thockin
+- mrubin
diff --git a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..87606c1edbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+reviewers:
+- liggitt
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/volume/OWNERS
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e287f21c65f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+reviewers:
+- saad-ali
+- jsafrane
+- jingxu97
+- pmorie
+- justinsb
+- rootfs
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/OWNERS
index 73ab6a21c98..4739819ce0c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-assignees:
-  - saad-ali
+approvers:
+- saad-ali
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/OWNERS b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/OWNERS
index 1cdda19f309..f081b1b9d0b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/OWNERS
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/OWNERS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-assignees:
-  - jsafrane
-  - saad-ali
-  - thockin
+approvers:
+- jsafrane
+- saad-ali
+- thockin