Colette Holt has over 35 year of experience representing public agencies and private firms on issues related to civil rights, public procurement and contracting equity. She has broad experience in drafting legislation and policies, designing programs, managing initiatives, defending affirmative action programs, conducting defensible disparity studies, expert witness consulting and testimony, and counseling private firms on compliance with diversity requirements. Ms. Holt serves as General Counsel to the American Contract Compliance Association and is an author and frequent media commentator on these issues.

Ms. Holt received her B.A. in Philosophy from Yale University and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. She was a Law Clerk to the former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Prior to developing Colette Holt & Associates, she was associated with a large law firm, Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago and Chief Operating Officer of the Chicago Park District. She is a former Adjunct Professor at Loyola University School of Law and the University of Illinois Chicago Law School.