Nicole Hall

Nicole Hall serves as Global Product Manager at Cook Medical, and lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. With 22 years in the medical device industry, she directs the strategy and lifecycle of a portfolio of minimally invasive medical devices sold in markets worldwide. Nicole ensures alignment with long-term company goals while translating needs from clinician partners, customers, and sales teams to internal groups including engineering, regulatory, manufacturing, and commercial leadership to address unmet user needs and support physicians effectively.

Her path into the field began with an undergraduate degree in psychology and initial plans for graduate studies in neuroscience research. After realizing that lab work was not a fit during her senior year, she transitioned from part-time production work at Fort Wayne Metals, where she spent 17 years progressing through various production, quality and engineering-supporting roles until eventually crossing over to Product Management on the commercial side.

Now in her 7th year of Product Management, Nicole emphasizes patient-centric decision making, innovative and creative problem solving, strong relationship building, and treating all colleagues with respect so diverse perspectives are heard. She values celebrating shared wins and curiosity to question the status quo, while advising others that skills can be taught but work ethic and emotional intelligence set professionals apart.