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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
10) Cognia
11) Communities In Schools of Tennessee
12) CooperSurgical
13) Critical Nurse Staffing, LLC
14) Curriculum Associates, LLC
20) Greater Nashville Regional Council
22) Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
23) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet
24) Knox County
26) Koch Government Affairs, LLC and Affiliates
28) Lorraine Civil Rights Foundation dba National Civil Rights Museum
29) Maximus, Inc.
30) Memphis Shelby Crime Commission
31) Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
32) Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
33) Nashville Soccer Holdings, LLC
34) PathGroup
35) PayIt, LLC
36) Possip, Inc.
39) Southeastern University, Inc
40) Southern College of Optometry
41) STV Incorporated
42) Tech901
43) Tennessee Charter School Center
46) TN Development District Assn
47) Uptown Property Holdings LLC
48) 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.
(336) 549-5468
(336) 549-5468, hampton@checkmategr.com, Keystone Fireworks Holdings LLC, (478) 361-6987,
1) Addiction Recovery Care Association
2) Association of Dental Support Organizations
3) Aunt Bertha, A Public Benefit Corporation (d/b/a Findhelp)
10) Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority
11) County of Bladen
14) Daimler Truck North America LLC
15) DIRECTV, LLC
17) DoorDash, Inc.
18) Ed Farm
19) Election Systems &, Software
20) Feazel Roofing
21) Fisher Park Capital Management LLC
22) Gale Force Sports &, Entertainment, LLC
23) Hoke County
25) Indivior Inc.
27) Keystone Fireworks Holdings LLC
30) North Carolina Airports Association
31) North Carolina Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
32) North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, Inc.
33) North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition
34) North Carolina Trucking Association
35) Person County
36) Piedmont Triad Airport Authority
37) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
38) Presidio Networked Solutions LLC
39) Qualtrics by MultiState Associates LLC
40) Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
41) Rubrik, Inc.
45) Spray Foam Coalition Association
46) Swisher International, Inc.
47) The Southeastern Partnership, Inc.
48) Town of Apex
50) Town of Pembroke
617-695-0369
90 Sherman St, 5th Fl, Cambridge, MA, 02140,
(202) 361-2922
(202) 361-2922, 11th Floor South, wcrozer@bgrdc.com, Aunt Bertha, A Public Benefit Corporation (d/b/a Findhelp), (859) 221-3847,
(202) 361-2922
601 13th Street NW, 11TH FLOOR SOUTH, WASHINGTON, DC, 20005,
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., The Capitol Building - Legislative Affairs, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
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) Kalshi Inc.
16) Kate Farms, Inc.
17) LENA Foundation
18) Litecon LLC
19) Mithril Defense
20) NJAC Action
21) NLP Logix
22) PrizePicks
23) PurFoods, LLC d/b/a Mom's Meals
26) SaferWatch, LLC
27) SAI Interactive
28) Shoot Straight
29) St. John Advertising and Public Relations, Inc.
30) Starkey Hearing Technologies
31) Stephen Dibbs
34) Tecore Networks
35) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
857-315-7366
90 Sherman Street, Cambridge, MA, 02140,
(202) 731-6468
(202) 731-6468, Suite A, nelson@checkmategr.com, Ernst & Young LLP, (864) 298-2345,
2) Association for Consumer Debt Relief by MultiState Associates LLC
3) Association of Dental Support Organizations
4) Aunt Bertha, A Public Benefit Corporation (d/b/a Findhelp)
5) Carahsoft Technology Corporation
10) Clachan Properties, L.L.C.
11) Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority
12) County of Bladen
15) Daimler Truck North America LLC
16) DIRECTV, LLC
18) DoorDash, Inc.
19) Election Systems &, Software
21) Feazel Roofing
22) Fisher Park Capital Management LLC
24) Gale Force Sports &, Entertainment, LLC
26) Indigov
27) Indivior Inc.
29) Keystone Fireworks Holdings LLC
32) North Carolina Airports Association
33) North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, Inc.
34) North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition
35) North Carolina Trucking Association
36) Person County
37) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
38) Presidio Networked Solutions LLC
40) Qualtrics by MultiState Associates LLC
41) Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
42) Rubrik, Inc.
46) Spray Foam Coalition Association
47) Swisher International, Inc.
48) Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA)
49) The Southeastern Partnership, Inc.
52) Truist Bank
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
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.
19) Kent Security Services, Inc.
(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,
(336) 671-0411
(336) 671-0411, ches@checkmategr.com, Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority, (252) 633-1564,
1) Addiction Recovery Care Association
3) Association for Consumer Debt Relief by MultiState Associates LLC
4) Association of Dental Support Organizations
5) Aunt Bertha, A Public Benefit Corporation (d/b/a Findhelp)
6) Carahsoft Technology Corporation
13) Clachan Properties, L.L.C.
14) Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority
15) County of Bladen
18) Daimler Truck North America LLC
19) DIRECTV, LLC
21) DoorDash, Inc.
22) Ed Farm
23) Election Systems &, Software
25) Feazel Roofing
26) Fisher Park Capital Management LLC
28) Gale Force Sports &, Entertainment, LLC
30) Hoke County
32) Indigov
33) Indivior Inc.
35) Keystone Fireworks Holdings LLC
36) Lumbee Tribe Holdings, Inc.
39) North Carolina Airports Association
40) North Carolina Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
41) North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, Inc.
42) North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition
43) North Carolina Trucking Association
44) Person County
45) PGA TOUR, Inc.
46) Piedmont Triad Airport Authority
47) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
48) Presidio Networked Solutions LLC
50) Qualtrics by MultiState Associates LLC
51) Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
52) Rubrik, Inc.
57) Spray Foam Coalition Association
58) Swisher International, Inc.
59) Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA)
60) The Southeastern Partnership, Inc.
62) Town of Apex
64) Town of Pembroke
65) Truist Bank
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
11) Cognia
12) Communities In Schools of Tennessee
13) Critical Nurse Staffing, LLC
14) Curriculum Associates, LLC
20) Greater Nashville Regional Council
24) Knox County
25) Koch Government Affairs, LLC and Affiliates
26) Maximus, Inc.
27) Memphis Shelby Crime Commission
28) Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
29) Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
30) Nashville Soccer Holdings, LLC
31) PathGroup
32) PayIt, LLC
33) Possip, Inc.
36) Southeastern University, Inc
37) Southern College of Optometry
38) STV Incorporated
39) Tech901
40) Tennessee Charter School Center
42) Tremco CPG Inc.
43) Uptown Property Holdings LLC
44) 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) Kalshi Inc.
38) Kate Farms, Inc.
40) LENA Foundation
41) Litecon LLC
42) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
43) Mainline Information Systems
45) Mithril Defense
46) Neal Land Development Group
47) New College Foundation, Inc.
48) NJAC Action
49) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
50) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
51) Paypal
52) PCI Gaming
53) PrizePicks
54) PurFoods, LLC d/b/a Mom's Meals
57) ReliaQuest
58) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
59) SaferWatch, LLC
60) SAI Interactive
61) School Board of Brevard County
62) Shoot Straight
64) St. John Advertising and Public Relations, Inc.
65) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
66) Starkey Hearing Technologies
68) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
70) Tecore Networks
72) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
74) The North Highland Company
75) 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
17) Greater Nashville Regional Council
22) Knox County
23) Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc.
24) Koch Government Affairs, LLC and Affiliates
26) Maximus, Inc.
27) Memphis Shelby Crime Commission
28) Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
29) Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
30) Nashville Soccer Holdings, LLC
31) PayIt, LLC
34) Tech901
35) Tennessee Charter School Center
38) TN Development District Assn
39) Uptown Property Holdings LLC
40) WASTE MANAGEMENT
617-695-0369
90 Sherman St, Cambridge, MA, 02140,