About Colette (Neal) Hosie

Colette Hosie earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Missouri S&T in 1995. She also holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas. A standout on the women's basketball team, she is a member of the 1986-87 women's basketball team inducted into the Miner Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.

Over the course of nearly three decades, Hosie has built a distinguished career as an executive across the automotive, semiconductor, and luxury retail industries, where she has successfully guided start-ups and turnarounds, driven operational efficiency, developed training programs, and mentored professionals. She has held leadership roles with Harley-Davidson, Texas Instruments, Tiffany & Co., Amazon, and Nike Inc. In 2022, she founded 3rdQTR, LLC, a firm focused on coaching and professional development, where she serves as a certified professional behavior and motivators analyst and EQ coach.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Hosie is committed to community service. She is a member of the Omicron Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and serves on the boards of the 62nd and 65th Regiments Legacy Foundation and the United Way of Greater St. Louis. At Nike, she has been an executive sponsor for both the Black Employee Network and the Women of Nike Network. For more than 15 years, she also balanced her career with roles, as a mother and an NCAA-certified basketball coach.