diff --git a/src/topology_utils.py b/src/topology_utils.py
index f337fb8d6..2b5c0e252 100644
--- a/src/topology_utils.py
+++ b/src/topology_utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # List of contact types stored in Topology data
 # At time of writing, there isn't anything that restricts a contact to one of these types
 CONTACT_TYPES = ["administrative",
+                 "executive",
                  "miscellaneous",
                  "security",
                  "submitter",
diff --git a/template-resourcegroup.yaml b/template-resourcegroup.yaml
index 5ba810e0f..be9c403e9 100644
--- a/template-resourcegroup.yaml
+++ b/template-resourcegroup.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ Resources:
         #   Name: <FIRSTNAME> <LASTNAME>
         #   ID: <EMAIL HASH>
 
+      # (OPTIONAL) Executive Contacts are persons or groups of
+      # people (i.e., mailing lists) are responsible for making policy
+      # decisions regarding the site's integration with the OSG resource
+      # Executive Contact:
+        # Primary:
+        #   Name: <FIRSTNAME> <LASTNAME>
+        #   ID: <EMAIL HASH>
+        # Secondary:
+        #   Name: <FIRSTNAME> <LASTNAME>
+        #   ID: <EMAIL HASH>
+        # Tertiary:
+        #   Name: <FIRSTNAME> <LASTNAME>
+        #   ID: <EMAIL HASH>
+
       # Local contacts are an optional set of persons or groups of
       # people (i.e., mailing lists) if they are a different from the
       # persons responsible for the resouce. For example, OSG Hosted