615-645-0233
511 Union Street, Suite 1100, Nashville, TN, 37219,
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Mark Cate is the Founder and President of Stones River Group, a Nashville-based public affairs firm serving both Tennessee, regional and national clients. He formerly served as Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam's chief of staff, where he was his top advisor, strategist and negotiator.
4) Aunt Bertha, a Public Benefit Corporation d/b/a findhelp
5) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
7) Campaign for Great Public Schools dba as City Fund Action
11) Cognia
12) Communities In Schools of Tennessee
13) CooperSurgical
14) Critical Nurse Staffing, LLC
15) Curriculum Associates, LLC
22) Greater Nashville Regional Council
24) Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
25) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet
26) Knox County
30) Lorraine Civil Rights Foundation dba National Civil Rights Museum
32) Maximus, Inc.
33) Memphis Shelby Crime Commission
34) Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
35) Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
36) Nashville Soccer Holdings, LLC
38) PathGroup
39) PayIt, LLC
40) Possip, Inc.
41) Salesforce, Inc.
43) SH Advisors LLC
44) Southeastern University, Inc
45) Southern College of Optometry
46) STV Incorporated
47) Tech901
48) Tennessee Charter School Center
51) TN Development District Assn
52) Uptown Property Holdings LLC
53) WASTE MANAGEMENT
6-10 years
I have been recognized by the Nashville Post list of In-Charge: Government & Politics for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022
Our firm was recognized nationally by the Public Relations Society of America for our comprehensive public affairs campaign to bring Major League Soccer to Nashville
Mark Cate is the Founder and President of Stones River Group, a Nashville-based public affairs firm serving both Tennessee, regional and national clients. He formerly served as Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam's chief of staff, where he was his top advisor, strategist and negotiator.
During his tenure with the Haslam Administration, Mark led several legislative policy initiatives, including K-12 education reform, workers' compensation reform, civil service reform, an alternative approach to Medicaid expansion, and postsecondary education reform, including the nationally-acclaimed Tennessee Promise program.
Prior to serving in state government, Mark successfully managed Governor Haslam's first gubernatorial campaign in 2010, which led to a record-setting general election victory. He previously worked as an executive in real estate management and development and served for 16 years as a higher education leader. Over the course of his career, Mark has served as a chief development officer, chief planning officer, chief marketing officer, and as a chief financial officer—working on budgets ranging from $10 million to $30 billion.
Mark grew up in Maryville, TN and currently lives in Brentwood with his wife Cathy who serves as the Executive Director of Leadership Tennessee. He and Cathy have two daughters, Bailey who is a recent graduate at Rhodes College and currently serves as a fellow at the Crop Trust in Bonn, Germany; and Abbie who is rising junior at George Washington University.
Cate received a B.S from Carson-Newman College, an M.S from the University of Tennessee, and Harvard University's Institute for Educational Management certificate program. He's served on a wide variety of non-profit boards and was an elected member of the Maryville Board of Education.
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1) ACPDO Management, Inc. d/b/a One Care Pediatric Dental
2) Aunt Bertha, a Public Benefit Corporation also d/b/a findhelp
3) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center
4) Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
5) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
6) Florida Credit Union Association
9) Get Insured
12) Inspired by Education LLC, d/b/a eSpired
13) Instructure
14) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
15) Kate Farms, Inc.
16) LENA Foundation
17) Litecon LLC
18) Mithril Defense
19) NJAC Action
20) NLP Logix
21) PrizePicks
22) PurFoods, LLC d/b/a Mom's Meals
25) SaferWatch, LLC
26) SAI Interactive
27) Shoot Straight
28) St. John Advertising and Public Relations, Inc.
29) Starkey Hearing Technologies
30) Stephen Dibbs
33) Tecore Networks
34) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
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511 Union Street, Suite 1100, Nashville, TN, 37219,
2) ACT, INC.
4) ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
6) AUNT BERTHA, A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION D/B/A FINDHELP
7) BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP, LLC
10) CAMPAIGN FOR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS DBA AS CITY FUND ACTION
13) COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TENNESSEE
14) CRITICAL NURSE STAFFING, LLC
15) CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES, LLC
18) EDMENTUM
19) EMPOWER SCHOOLS
25) GREATER NASHVILLE REGIONAL COUNCIL
29) KNOX COUNTY
30) KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC.
31) KOCH COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR, LLC AND AFFILIATES
33) LIMINEX, INC DBA GOGUARDIAN
34) LIVANOVA
35) MARK43 INC
36) MEMPHIS SHELBY CRIME COMMISSION
37) MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
39) METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE
40) NASHVILLE SOCCER HOLDINGS, LLC
41) PATHGROUP
42) SALESFORCE, INC.
44) SH ADVISORS LLC
45) SKINNY LABS INC. (DBA SPIN)
46) SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
47) TECH901
48) TENNESSEE CHARTER SCHOOL ALLIES
50) THE COALITION FOR BETTER HEALTH
52) TN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ASSN
53) UPTOWN PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC
54) WASTE MANAGEMENT
423-580-7703
511 Union Street, Suite 1100, Nashville, TN, 37219,
2) ACT, INC.
4) ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
6) AUNT BERTHA, A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION D/B/A FINDHELP
7) BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP, LLC
10) CAMPAIGN FOR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS DBA AS CITY FUND ACTION
13) COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TENNESSEE
14) CRITICAL NURSE STAFFING, LLC
15) CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES, LLC
18) EDMENTUM
19) EMPOWER SCHOOLS
28) JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
29) KNOX COUNTY
30) KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS INC.
31) KOCH COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR, LLC AND AFFILIATES
33) LIMINEX, INC DBA GOGUARDIAN
34) LIVANOVA
35) MARK43 INC
36) MEMPHIS SHELBY CRIME COMMISSION
37) MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
39) METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE
40) NASHVILLE SOCCER HOLDINGS, LLC
41) SALESFORCE, INC.
43) SKINNY LABS INC. (DBA SPIN)
44) SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
45) TECH901
46) TENNESSEE CHARTER SCHOOL ALLIES
48) THE COALITION FOR BETTER HEALTH
50) TN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ASSN
51) UPTOWN PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC
52) WASTE MANAGEMENT
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) ACPDO Management, Inc. d/b/a One Care Pediatric Dental
4) Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation
7) Aunt Bertha, a Public Benefit Corporation also d/b/a findhelp
9) EPAM Government Solutions, LLC.
10) Field of Dreams
11) Florida Institute of Technology
12) Gartner, Inc.
14) Global Technology Solutions Inc.
15) Granicus, Inc.
16) Hello Heart
17) IMAGE API, LLC
18) Kate Farms, Inc.
22) Mainline Information Systems
24) Nile Inc.
25) NLP Logix
28) PurFoods, LLC d/b/a Mom's Meals
29) ReliaQuest
30) RELX Inc.
31) Ruvos
32) Semperis LTD
34) St. John Advertising and Public Relations, Inc.
36) Tecore Networks
37) TEKsystems, Inc.
39) The Princeton Review and Tutor.com, Inc.
40) Thomas Howell Ferguson, P.A.
41) UiPath
(573) 761-7875
122 East High Street, Suite 200, The J. Harris Company, Jefferson City, MO, 65101,
2) Aunt Bertha, a Public Benefit Corporation d/b/a findhelp
3) Automated Health Systems, Inc.
4) Banner Public Affairs on behalf of St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
5) Carvana
6) Century Casino Cape Girardeau
7) Century Casino Caruthersville
10) Civix
617-695-0369
90 Sherman St, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02140,
617-695-0369
90 Sherman St, 5th Fl, Cambridge, MA, 02140,
(850) 559-6378
124 W Jefferson St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301-1713,
2) Aunt Bertha, a Public Benefit Corporation also d/b/a findhelp
4) EPAM Government Solutions, LLC.
7) Global Technology Solutions Inc.
8) Hello Heart
10) Kent Security Services, Inc.
12) Lexmark International, Inc.
13) Mainline Information Systems
15) Nile Inc.
615-873-0503
511 Union Street, 1100, Nashville, TN, 37219,
4) Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.
5) Aunt Bertha, a Public Benefit Corporation d/b/a findhelp
6) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
8) Campaign for Great Public Schools dba as City Fund Action
12) Cognia
13) Communities In Schools of Tennessee
14) Critical Nurse Staffing, LLC
15) Curriculum Associates, LLC
21) Greater Nashville Regional Council
23) Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
24) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet
25) Knox County
26) Koch Government Affairs, LLC and Affiliates
28) Maximus, Inc.
29) Memphis Shelby Crime Commission
30) Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
31) Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
32) Nashville Soccer Holdings, LLC
34) PathGroup
35) PayIt, LLC
36) Possip, Inc.
37) Salesforce, Inc.
39) SH Advisors LLC
40) Southeastern University, Inc
41) Southern College of Optometry
42) STV Incorporated
43) Tech901
44) Tennessee Charter School Center
46) Tremco CPG Inc.
47) Uptown Property Holdings LLC
48) WASTE MANAGEMENT
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Suite 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) ACPDO Management, Inc. d/b/a One Care Pediatric Dental
3) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
6) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
7) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
8) Aunt Bertha, a Public Benefit Corporation also d/b/a findhelp
10) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center
11) Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
14) CVS Health and All Affiliates
15) Elevated, LLC
17) Field of Dreams
18) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
19) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
20) Florida Credit Union Association
21) Florida Institute of Technology
22) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
23) Florida Realtors
24) Florida Surplus Lines Association
25) Fox Corporation
27) Gartner, Inc.
28) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
29) Get Insured
32) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
33) Handy, Inc.
34) Inspired by Education LLC, d/b/a eSpired
35) Instructure
36) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
37) Kate Farms, Inc.
39) LENA Foundation
40) Litecon LLC
41) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
42) Mainline Information Systems
44) Mithril Defense
45) Neal Land Development Group
46) New College Foundation, Inc.
47) NJAC Action
48) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
49) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
50) Paypal
51) PCI Gaming
52) PrizePicks
53) PurFoods, LLC d/b/a Mom's Meals
56) ReliaQuest
57) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
58) SaferWatch, LLC
59) SAI Interactive
60) School Board of Brevard County
61) Shoot Straight
63) St. John Advertising and Public Relations, Inc.
64) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
65) Starkey Hearing Technologies
67) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
69) Tecore Networks
71) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
73) The North Highland Company
74) The Princeton Review and Tutor.com, Inc.
615-645-0233
511 Union St., Suite 1100, Nashville, TN, 37219,
4) Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.
5) Aunt Bertha, a Public Benefit Corporation d/b/a findhelp
6) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
8) Campaign for Great Public Schools dba as City Fund Action
10) Cognia
11) Communities In Schools of Tennessee
12) CooperSurgical
13) Curriculum Associates, LLC
18) Greater Nashville Regional Council
20) Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
22) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet
23) Knox County
24) Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc.
25) Koch Government Affairs, LLC and Affiliates
27) MARK43 INC
29) Maximus, Inc.
30) Memphis Shelby Crime Commission
31) Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
32) Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
33) Nashville Soccer Holdings, LLC
35) PayIt, LLC
36) Salesforce, Inc.
38) Tech901
39) Tennessee Charter School Center
42) TN Development District Assn
43) Uptown Property Holdings LLC
44) WASTE MANAGEMENT
615-645-0233
511 Union St., Suite 1100, Nashville, TN, 37219,
617-695-0369
90 Sherman St, Cambridge, MA, 02140,