Michael Buckner is senior vice president and chief legal officer of Agilent Technologies. He is responsible for leading Agilent’s global legal organization and advising the board of directors and management team on all aspects of the law, including corporate governance, compliance, regulatory matters, dispute resolution and commercial operational matters.

Prior to joining Agilent in May 2026, Buckner served as vice president, deputy general counsel and chief M&A counsel at Danaher Corp., where he was responsible for leading legal strategy for mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, intellectual property transactions and debt securities, while overseeing a global team of corporate M&A and legal operations professionals. During his tenure, he played a central role in several high-profile transactions, including Danaher’s acquisition of Abcam and the Veralto spin-off, and advised senior leadership and members of the board on legal strategy and risk management.

Before joining Danaher, Buckner spent 16 years at General Electric in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as vice president and chief counsel for mergers and acquisitions, where he served as the company’s lead M&A lawyer globally and led the $30B sale of the GECAS aviation finance and leasing business. Earlier in his career, he held legal roles at Capital One Financial Corp. and in private practice, where he focused on corporate and securities law.

Buckner is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and received his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University.

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