Thomas Henry Coulter (April 21, 1911 – December 17, 2003) was a Canadian-American professional ice hockey defenceman who played two National Hockey League games for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1933–34 season as a way to pay for tuition as an engineer.

Coulter moved to Pittsburgh to attend Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1933.

[2] He competed in the 1932 Olympic Games as a member of Canada's track team and then attended graduate school at the University of Chicago, receiving a master's degree in economics in 1935.

He organized and directed six major international trade fairs including a visit by Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

His vision for Chicago will continue to be realized through scholarships he created and organizations he established, some of which have grown to be the largest of their kind in the country, including the Japan America society.