How The Graph is Governed
Protocol upgrades and the community treasury are overseen by The Graph Council, with support from The Graph Foundation, core contributors and the community. The Graph AdvocatesDAO oversees the Advocates Program and community grants.
The Graph Council
The Graph Council governs technical upgrades and the community treasury to support The Graph protocol development and ecosystem growth. The Council follows a governance process and votes on Graph Improvement Proposals (GIPs), including technical upgrades and the core development roadmap, and oversees the community treasury in collaboration with The Graph Foundation. The Council represents five stakeholder groups in The Graph ecosystem: Indexers, Users, Researchers, Supporters and Core Developers.
Core Developer
Alexandre Bourget
StreamingFast
Researcher
Yondon Fu
Livepeer
Core Developer
Adam Fuller
Edge & Node
User
Julien Genestoux
Unlock Protocol
Supporter
Mable Jiang
STEPN
User
Sebastian Lorenz
Enzyme Protocol
Indexer
Gary Morris
Staking Facilities
Supporter
Spencer Noon
Variant Fund
Researcher
Santiago Palladino
Aztec
Observer
Brandon Ramirez
Edge & Node
Observer
Yaniv Tal
Edge & Node
Indexer
Chris Wessels
GraphOps
Graph AdvocatesDAO
The Graph AdvocatesDAO is the community governing body that oversees membership and contributions of the Graph Advocates and community grants in The Graph ecosystem. The DAO’s mission is to drive greater participation in building a decentralized web3 and grow The Graph ecosystem by supporting community-based initiatives and contributions of Graph Advocates. Visit the DAO page, review the DAO governance process, or get involved in the community.
The Graph Foundation
The Graph Foundation supports core contributors, enables community development, distributing grants, and leads decentralization efforts. The Foundation's mandate is to develop and grow the ecosystem to ensure the sustainability of The Graph Network. Contact us to get in touch.
Resources
There are many ways to get involved in The Graph’s governance. Whether you're an engineer, a creative or business mind - anyone is welcome to contribute to governing the protocol and community efforts.
Technical Governance Process
The Protocol Governance process was formally introduced with GIP-0001 and further described in this blog. The below chart provides a practical overview of how a proposal moves through the Protocol Governance process and what community members should expect at each stage.
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