Login details in Power Query

Hi all -
How can we get the details of login user dynamically in power query advanced editor.
Here is the scenario that I'm trying to solve.
I have the list of employees and their details extracted from a database and published thru power query. I will share the query with all the employees that I have extracted. Now I want the employee to see his/her specific details only when they login and
run the query that I shared.
We can add a filter to our query in the advanced query editor, but the filter value should be the logged on user. I need to know how can we get the logged on user details in the power query advanced editor.
Thanks for the help,
Deva.

I'm sure you're well aware of the requirement, but can I add my vote for a function that returns the Windows username of the person currently running the query? It would be very useful...
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