10 Ecolab legal leaders
Jandeen Boone, EVP and General Counsel at Ecolab, is one of ten Ecolab legal leaders listed here, alongside people who hold deputy, associate and assistant general counsel roles at the company. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Ecolab from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Ash Mishra
LinkedInExperience: VP, Deputy General Counsel - Global Commercial & Operations · Ecolab
Ash Mishra has been VP, Deputy General Counsel - Global Commercial & Operations at Ecolab since September 2026 and was VP, Deputy General Counsel - Growth Initiatives there from 2025 to 2026. Ash Mishra also held two Vice President, Legal roles at Polaris Inc. (2019 to 2022 and 2022 to 2025), with titles naming M&A, international, and ethics and compliance work.
Georgina Santos
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · Ecolab
Georgina Santos has been Assistant General Counsel at Ecolab since March 2025, based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Georgina Santos was Senior Counsel, Commercial Transactions at Arctic Wolf from 2022 to 2025 and Counsel, Procurement at Anaplan from 2021 to 2022.
Holli Hartman
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel - Global Supply Chain · Ecolab
Holli Hartman has been Assistant General Counsel - Global Supply Chain at Ecolab since April 2025, and the profile headline describes in-house counsel work specializing in supply chain support. Holli Hartman was Corporate Counsel at Hormel Foods from 2022 to 2025 and General Counsel at Mantucket Capital from 2014 to 2022.
James Donald Smith
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Environmental · Ecolab
James Donald Smith has been Deputy General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Environmental at Ecolab since October 2022 and also lists a current Ecolab role as Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, dated from November 2015. James Donald Smith was Chief Administrative Patent Judge at the USPTO from 2011 to 2015.
Jandeen Boone
LinkedInExperience: EVP and General Counsel · Ecolab
Jandeen Boone has been EVP and General Counsel at Ecolab since June 2024 and also lists a current role as Interim Chief Compliance Officer there, dated from May 2024. Jandeen Boone also held the Ecolab roles of Interim General Counsel (2024), Sector General Counsel (2022 to 2024) and Associate General Counsel (2015 to 2022).
Kevin O.
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel - Food and Beverage · Ecolab
Kevin O. has been Associate General Counsel - Food and Beverage at Ecolab since August 2026. Kevin O. was Vice President, Associate General Counsel - Corporate at Tennant Company (2024 to 2026), Senior Director, Associate General Counsel there (2021 to 2024) and Senior Associate General Counsel at UnitedHealth Group (2019 to 2021).
Kirby Lee
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Ecolab
Kirby Lee has been Associate General Counsel at Ecolab since October 2022. Kirby Lee also held the Ecolab roles of Assistant Chief Intellectual Property Counsel (2018 to 2022) and Senior Patent Counsel (2016 to 2018), and was a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2006 to 2016.
Max Schwartz
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel - Investments · Ecolab
Max Schwartz has been Associate General Counsel - Investments at Ecolab since January 2025, and the profile headline describes corporate venture capital work investing in hygiene, water, food and beverage and industrial areas. Max Schwartz was an Attorney at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP from 2022 to 2025.
Theresa Corona, J.D.
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel, Corporate · Ecolab
Theresa Corona has been Deputy General Counsel, Corporate at Ecolab since February 2023. Theresa Corona also held the Ecolab roles of Chief Securities Counsel and Asst. Secretary (2022 to 2023), Chief Employment and Benefits Counsel (2021 to 2022) and Associate General Counsel - Employment & ERISA (2018 to 2021).
Youhao Dong
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel Securities and Assistant Secretary · Ecolab
Youhao Dong has been Deputy General Counsel Securities and Assistant Secretary at Ecolab since November 2024. Youhao Dong was Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Sealed Air Corporation from 2018 to 2024 and Division General Counsel, Product Care there from 2014 to 2018.
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