Buck Elton serves as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Defense Modernization Business Unit at QinetiQ US, where he is responsible for delivering mission focused results, leading continued growth, and integrating capabilities across business units. Buck previously served as the Senior Vice President of Defense Modernization Division with QinetiQ and Avantus Federal.

In 2020, Buck retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Major General after serving over 31 years and has extensive experience working at the senior levels of DoD, U.S. Government Agencies and with International Partners. He served as the J-3 Director of Operations at U.S. Special Operations Command, as the Commander of all U.S. and NATO Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan, the Deputy Director of Special Operations and Counterterrorism on the Joint Staff J-37, the Deputy Commanding General of Joint Special Operations Command and the Director of Resources and Requirements at Air Force Special Operations Command A5/8.

He was a Command Pilot with 4,300 flying hours in MC-130, C-130 and MQ-1 aircraft, commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels, and commanded joint special operations forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti.

Buck holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the United States Air Force Academy and a Master of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle University.