--- title: Technical Oversight Committee description: This FINOS Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) is the technical governing body of FINOS. They work in close collaboration with the FINOS team and the Governing Board to provide technical oversight for the projects in the FINOS portfolio. image: https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Governing%20Board/FINOS%20Technical%20Oversight%20Committee%20%28TOC%29.png --- [![FINOS](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/sofin%20assets/SOFIN%20LOGOS/finos-logo.png?width=543&height=126&name=finos-logo.png "FINOS")](https://finos.org) - [Projects](https://www.finos.org/projects) - [Artificial Intelligence (AI)](https://ai.finos.org/) - [Common Domain Model (CDM)](https://www.finos.org/common-domain-model) - [FDC3](https://www.finos.org/fdc3) - [Fluxnova](https://fluxnova.finos.org) - [FINOS Common Cloud Controls](https://www.finos.org/common-cloud-controls-project) - [High Performance Computing (HPC)](https://hpc.finos.org) - [OSERA](https://osera.finos.org/) - [Open Source Readiness Initiative](https://www.finos.org/open-source-readiness) - [OS-Climate](https://www.finos.org/os-climate) - [Try our Projects](https://www.finos.org/project-sandbox) - 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[apidays Paris 2025 Videos](https://www.finos.org/apidays) ![FINOS Technical Oversight Committee](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/banner-backgrounds/About%20(DB%2080).png) # FINOS Technical Oversight Committee This FINOS Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) is the technical governing body of FINOS. They work in close collaboration with the [FINOS team](https://www.finos.org/team?hsLang=ja-jp) and the [Governing Board](https://www.finos.org/governing-board?hsLang=ja-jp) to provide technical oversight for the projects in the FINOS portfolio. The TOC can be reached either via issues / PR / discussions on the [this repo](https://github.com/finos/technical-oversight-committee/tree/main) or via email [toc@lists.finos.org](mailto:toc@lists.finos.org). [![petersmulovics](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/petersmulovics.png)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_e1ecfd4c9f10c9fbc24739d181f22d7b) Peter Smulovics TOC Chair Morgan Stanley ![petersmulovics](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/petersmulovics.png) Peter Smulovics [![GitHub](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-logo-black.png)](https://github.com/psmulovics) Peter Smulovics is an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, focusing on Windows and .NET development practices. Next to this TOC work, he is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, a FINOS Ambassador, and active across many open source projects inside and outside of FINOS. You can find his name as an active participant at many internal and external conferences, podcasts, and interviews, and is a prolific writer on his free time. [![2024 OSFF London Aidan Mcphelim & Matthew Bain-1](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/2024%20OSFF%20London%20Aidan%20Mcphelim%20%26%20Matthew%20Bain-1.png)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_4f15a8c1a1a604c2439b1afc2c7d2132) Matthew Bain Morgan Stanley ![2024 OSFF London Aidan Mcphelim & Matthew Bain-1](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/2024%20OSFF%20London%20Aidan%20Mcphelim%20%26%20Matthew%20Bain-1.png) Matthew Bain [![GitHub](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-logo-black.png)](https://github.com/rocketstack-matt) Matthew Bain is a Distinguished Engineer at Morgan Stanley focused on Architecture, Modernization & DevOps Automation. Matthew has worked in a number of different business areas spending over 20 years in finance building everything from Trading Systems and Data Platforms to overly adventurous Excel workbooks and even spent a couple of years building an early cloud and mobile based video streaming platform on AWS. In addition to being a member of the TOC, Matthew is a maintainer of the TraderX project, a co-lead of the DevOps Automation Special Interest Group and the working group lead for the Architecture as Code project at FINOS, where he is looking to enable developer productivity and increased control through the ability to capture common, repeatable and crucially verifiable software development to pre-approved patterns. [![image-2](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Governing%20Board/image-2.png)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_a06ec05ee12ebb896dd5a273a58e60af) Eddie Knight Revanite ![image-2](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Governing%20Board/image-2.png) Eddie Knight [![GitHub](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-logo-black.png)](https://github.com/eddie-knight) Eddie Knight is a Software and Cloud Engineer with a background in banking technology. As the lead of Sonatype's Open Source Program Office, he combines his passion and job duties by working to improve the security of open source software. Eddie is Chair of CNCF's Security Technical Advisory Group, lead developer of the OpenSSF Security Baseline, and serves on the Steering Committee of the FINOS Common Cloud Controls project. When he isn’t working, he enjoys playing ball and rural walks with his son. [![maria](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Technical%20Oversight%20Committee%20(TOC)/maria.png)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_beab0a148d47f8a17bc368f9192cf29a) Maria McParland TOC Vice Chair J.P. Morgan Payments ![maria](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Technical%20Oversight%20Committee%20(TOC)/maria.png) Maria McParland [![GitHub](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-logo-black.png)](https://github.com/maria-mcparland) Maria McParland serves as a Lead Software Engineer at J.P. Morgan Payments, where she played a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining the J.P. Morgan Payments external open-source GitHub presence. Maria personally authored over 90% of the code in this initiative, showcasing her deep expertise and commitment to open-source development. As a passionate developer, she is dedicated to creating accessible and user-friendly code for the broader community. [![Erick Bourgeois](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Technical%20Oversight%20Committee%20(TOC)/Erick%20Bourgeois.png)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_723b01cf3a06927381b22bb7bb0c5d81) Erick Bourgeois RBC Capital Markets ![Erick Bourgeois](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Technical%20Oversight%20Committee%20(TOC)/Erick%20Bourgeois.png) Erick Bourgeois [![GitHub](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-logo-black.png)](https://www.finos.org/github.com/ebourgeois?hsLang=ja-jp) [![LinkedIN](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/linkedin-logo-blue1.png)](https://www.finos.org/www.linkedin.com/in/erick-bourgeois?hsLang=ja-jp) Erick Bourgeois is Director, Head of Kubernetes Platform Engineering at RBC Capital Markets, where he leads a team of 15 engineers operating 50+ Kubernetes clusters across multi-cloud and on-premises environments supporting capital-markets workloads. He brings 24+ years of financial-services infrastructure experience, including a prior tenure as Executive Director at Morgan Stanley leading container-orchestration work across 10,000+ servers in six global data centers, predating mainstream Kubernetes adoption. He is a maintainer of 5-Spot, the on-premises Kubernetes spot-scheduling project donated to FINOS at OSFF Toronto 2026. He also maintains the firestoned GitHub organization (bindy, bindcar, hornet, zonewarden) focused on cloud-native tooling for regulated environments. Erick is a KubeCon and FluxCon speaker, author of a CNCF blog post on immutable-OS Kubernetes platforms, and has presented at OSFF Toronto with an OSFF London engagement upcoming in June 2026. He is a dual Canadian–US citizen based in Montréal. [![Gábor Lipták circle](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Technical%20Oversight%20Committee%20(TOC)/G%C3%A1bor%20Lipt%C3%A1k%20circle.png)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_bea9a31caf0b54dd79ff5b2eca7a2d03) Gábor Lipták Capital One ![Gábor Lipták circle](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Technical%20Oversight%20Committee%20(TOC)/G%C3%A1bor%20Lipt%C3%A1k%20circle.png) Gábor Lipták Gábor Lipták is a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, known for his extensive expertise in implementing advanced software architecture and engineering solutions. His career spans various industries, with a significant focus on the financial sector driving innovation and efficiency. [![andrewaitken](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/andrewaitken.jpg)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_5bfdfbabe85f82a3cf1109707ac9d753) Andrew Aitken Individual Contributor ![andrewaitken](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/andrewaitken.jpg) Andrew Aitken [![GitHub](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-logo-black.png)](https://github.com/awaiken) Andrew Aitken is a recognized leader in open source strategy and governance with over two decades of experience. As the former Chief Open Source Officer at Hedera, he led the successful transition of its codebase to an open source foundation under the Linux Foundation, fostering trust and innovation in the blockchain ecosystem. A two-time elected board member of FINOS since 2021, Andrew has advised organizations like the U.S. White House, LBG, Fidelity, IBM, and Microsoft and has held leadership roles with Wipro and Black Duck Consulting. He is a frequent speaker at global conferences, a former founder of the Open Source Think Tank, and an advocate for leveraging open source to drive collaboration and innovation. [![flamurgogolli](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/flamurgogolli.png)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_88f75299a2b872d5d2fc70170da21380) Flamur Gogolli AWS ![flamurgogolli](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/flamurgogolli.png) Flamur Gogolli [![GitHub](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-logo-black.png)](https://github.com/fgogolli) ![](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/board-headshots/headshot-not-available.png) Boris Litvin AWS Boris Litvin Boris Litvin is a Principal Solutions Architect at AWS. His job is in financial services industry innovation. Boris joined AWS from the industry, most recently Goldman Sachs, where he held a variety of quantitative roles, and was CEO and Founder of a quantitative trading startup. [![johnarroyo](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/johnarroyo.png)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_83e6dda02911970ba84324def6471be5) John Arroyo Citi ![johnarroyo](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/johnarroyo.png) John Arroyo [![GitHub](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-logo-black.png)](https://github.com/arroyo) [![Ganesh Harke](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Technical%20Oversight%20Committee%20(TOC)/ganesh.png)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_37336518bf1b6dadcc348a8e2ec9c5ba) Ganesh Harke Citi ![Ganesh Harke](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Technical%20Oversight%20Committee%20(TOC)/ganesh.png) Ganesh Harke [![GitHub](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-logo-black.png)](https://github.com/harkeganesh) Ganesh Harke is a seasoned software professional with over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in building and scaling low-latency and high-performing systems. Currently serving as a Vice President at Citi, Ganesh has led transformative projects such as OMS for market-making platform, real-time trade processing engine, and data engineering platform for front office trade booking system. He holds a Master’s in Financial Engineering, a Bachelor's in Computer Science, has cleared all 3 CFA levels, and is a Senior Member of IEEE. He is an active contributor to the FINOS AI governance framework initiative, reflecting his commitment to advancing secure, scalable, and compliant technology solutions in finance. In addition to his technical leadership, Ganesh supports the broader ecosystem through community-building efforts with IEEE, serving on technical review panels at major conferences, and mentoring university students through programs like Break Through Tech at Cornell. [![elspethminty](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/elspethminty.png)](https://www.finos.org/technical-oversight-committee#modal_0f3ae31b5114b113ed3ce0c2d4c776d8) Elspeth Minty Royal Bank of Canada ![elspethminty](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/elspethminty.png) Elspeth Minty [![GitHub](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-logo-black.png)](https://github.com/eminty69) Elspeth Minty is a Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets. She has worked in the financial industry for more than two decades. Her experience covers everything from developing core Java/C++ libraries to helping teams adopt cloud technologies. She has worked in across geographies, including London, Shanghai, and Montreal where she is now based. In her current role at RBC Capital Markets, Elspeth is helping to improve code re-use and consistent application design. Elspeth is also involved in open source and is a member of the Technical Oversight Committee at FINOS, part of the Linux Foundation. Elspeth has spoken at a number of technology conferences, including Spring One, QCon London, QCon Shanghai, and InnerSource Commons Gatherings. Elspeth has a BSc in Physics from the University of Manchester, an MSc in Parallel Computer Systems from the University of West of England, and a PhD in Theoretical Cosmology from the University of Edinburgh. ## [Responsibilities, minutes, and additional information can be found on the TOC Github Repo](https://github.com/finos/technical-oversight-committee) [![FINOS Logo](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/sofin%20assets/SOFIN%20LOGOS/FINOS_Icon_Wordmark_White.png?width=689&height=971&name=FINOS_Icon_Wordmark_White.png "FINOS Logo")](https://www.finos.org/?hsLang=ja-jp) [![Twitter logo](https://finos.org/hubfs/2419532/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/twitter-blue-social-panel.png)](https://twitter.com/finosfoundation) [![GitHub logo](https://finos.org/hubfs/2419532/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/github-black-social-panel.png)](https://finos.github.io) [![LinkedIn logo](https://finos.org/hubfs/2419532/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/linkedin-blue-social-panel.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/finosfoundation) [![SlideShare logo](https://finos.org/hubfs/2419532/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/Homepage%20Social%20Panel/slideshare-logo.png)](https://www.slideshare.net/finosfoundation) [![YouTube logo](https://finos.org/hubfs/2419532/FINOS/website/logos/social-logos/Homepage%20Social%20Panel/youtube_logo-1.png)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJAdRALzJ7J7snubrb_Y-Q) [Contact Us](https://www.finos.org/contact-us?hsLang=ja-jp) [info@finos.org](mailto:info@finos.org) +1 (650) 665-9773 [Privacy |](https://www.finos.org/privacy-policy?hsLang=ja-jp)[Terms of Service |](https://www.finos.org/terms-of-service?hsLang=ja-jp)[Community Code of Conduct |](https://www.finos.org/code-of-conduct?hsLang=ja-jp)[Email Preferences](https://www.finos.org/hs/manage-preferences/unsubscribe-simple?hsLang=ja-jp)