diff --git a/people/graydon.toml b/people/graydon.toml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/people/graydon.toml
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+name = 'Graydon Hoare'
+github = 'graydon'
+github-id = 14097
diff --git a/teams/archive/initial-designer.toml b/teams/archive/initial-designer.toml
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index 000000000..432017d2d
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+++ b/teams/archive/initial-designer.toml
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+name = "initial-designer"
+kind = "marker-team"
+
+[people]
+leads = []
+members = []
+alumni = [
+    "graydon",
+]