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Kevin Serafin

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VP, Chief Information Security Officer at Ecolab
📍 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Kevin Serafin is the VP, Chief Information Security Officer at Ecolab, where he has held progressively senior roles since 2011. He focuses on aligning security strategy with business goals and is a Carnegie Mellon CISO Certificate holder. He has deep expertise in security architecture, cloud delivery, and incident management.

He views cybersecurity not as a cost center, but as a driver of business value and an accelerator of digital transformation. He emphasizes building strong cross-functional partnerships to embed security into the enterprise strategy, shifting from compliance-driven security to risk-informed business enablement.

After over a decade of dedicated service in various security and IT leadership roles within Ecolab, he was promoted to the position of CISO.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Priorities

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Strategic Cybersecurity
In interviews, he advocates for aligning security with business goals, viewing it as a business enabler and a driver of tangible value rather than just a cost center.
Enterprise Risk Management
He frames cyber risk as a key component of the overall enterprise risk framework, focusing on operational, financial, and reputational impacts.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Ecolab
1-2024 - 6-2024
Director, Cloud and Platform Delivery
Ecolab
3-2023 - 12-2023
Director, ServiceNow Platform
Ecolab
9-2020 - 2-2023
Director, Global IT Threat & Incident Management
Ecolab
1-2017 - 8-2020
Principal Security Architect
Ecolab
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Media appearances

Transforming cybersecurity into a strategic business enabler. Featured in Help Net Security
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Education
9-2022 - 2-2023
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Certificate
Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
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