Serena Tejani

Partner, Cyber Security

KPMG in Canada

Serena is a Partner in the Cybersecurity (Risk Consulting) practice of KPMG. She has over 25 years of experience working with various vendors and building out large scale programs in the digital identity space with a focus on Customer Identity Access Management, Identity and Access Management, DevSecOps, Privileged Access Management and Data Security and Privacy.

She is an experienced Cybersecurity leader focused on solving business challenges and technical challenges. Serena has helped both public and private sector organizations in the US and Canada achieve their goals in defending against attacks; protecting their most privileged assets from internal and external threats; satisfying audit and compliance; enabling the digital business and driving operational efficiencies. 

She is a results-driven, strategic professional with a passion to deliver value-based business outcome programs that combine processes, people and technology. Focused on the client, creating deep insights in their business and industry to tailor and execute on a strategy to challenge customers in new ways of approaching outcomes. Serena encourages constructive dialogue, removes hindrances to business growth and focuses on results and accountability. Builds long lasting relationships and has a passion for taking the company to the next level of success.

  • Change management
  • Cloud
  • Data and Analytics
  • IT Management
  • Operating Effectiveness
  • Risk Management
  • Transformation
  • MBA – Athabasca University

  • BA, Athabasca University

  • Digital Identity Consulting, Advisory, Cyber Risk and Digital Threat Landscape Advisory

  • Strategic Market Positioning, Contract Negotiations, Business Case and Total Cost of Ownership Development

  • Organizational Change Management, Program Development & Management, Vendor Relationship Management and Women in Cyber Emerging Leader

  • Leadership and Innovation Certificate, MIT (US)

  • Cloud & DevOps Continuous Transformation, MIT(US)

  • Cybersecurity for Managers, MIT(US)

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner

  • ITIL Certified