Michael Holston

Mike Holston is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, of GE. In this role, Mike leads the company’s global legal, compliance and ethics, corporate secretary and environment health & safety organizations.

Mike joined GE from Merck & Co., Inc. where he most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Before joining Merck, Mike served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Board Secretary of Hewlett-Packard Company.

Earlier in his career, Mike served as a prosecutor in the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; he also was a partner at Morgan Lewis and was a managing partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath.

Education

• Doctor of Law - JD Villanova University
• Bachelor of Science - BS University of Notre Dame

Companies

• Adjunct Professor Harvard Law School (2019)
• General Counsel, SVP General Electric Company (2018)
• EVP, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Merck (2012 — 2018)
• Adjunct Professor University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (2014 — 2017)
• EVP and General Counsel Hewlett-Packard Company (2007 — 2012)
• Assistant United States Attorney Department of Justice (1990 — 1994)