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.
614-306-5353
88 E Broad St, Ste 1120, Columbus, OH, 43215,
2) Alliance for Safety and Justice Action Fund
5) Center for Employment Opportunities, Inc.
7) Clark County
8) Cognia
11) Cox Farms
12) Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board
13) E.L. Robinson Engineering Company
15) Edmentum
16) Harbor
18) Interstate Gas Supply, Inc.
19) Momentive Performance Materials Quartz d/b/a Momentive Quartz Technologies
20) Necco
21) Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association
22) Ohio Clean Hydrogen Hub Alliance
23) Ohio Clerk of Courts Association
25) Ohio Medicaid Works Coalition
26) Ohio Public Transit Association
27) Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
28) Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
29) S-E-A Limited
30) Shatterproof
32) The Center for Community Solutions
33) The Cincinnati Enquirer, A Division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.
35) United Way of Summit and Medina
36) Wawa, Inc.
(501) 366-5949
9115 Westside Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA, 30009,
1) Cognia
614-323-5845
88 E. Broad St., Suite 1120, Columbus, OH, 43215,
5) Clark County
6) Cognia
9) Cox Farms
10) Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board
11) E.L. Robinson Engineering Company
13) Edmentum
14) Equality Ohio
15) Harbor
18) Momentive Performance Materials Quartz d/b/a Momentive Quartz Technologies
20) Necco
21) Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association
22) Ohio Clean Hydrogen Hub Alliance
23) Ohio Clerk of Courts Association
24) Ohio Public Transit Association
25) Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
26) Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
27) S-E-A Limited
28) Shatterproof
30) The Center for Community Solutions
31) The Cincinnati Enquirer, A Division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.
33) United Way of Summit and Medina
34) Wawa, Inc.
(404) 323-0888
P.O. BOX 12174, ATLANTA, GA, 30355,
1) American Transaction Processors Association (ATPC)
2) AT&T
5) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
6) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
8) Cognia
9) eBay, Inc.
10) EPIC Pharmacies c/o MultiState Associates LLC
13) Georgia EMC
14) Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association, Inc.
15) Georgia Motor Trucking Association, Inc.
17) Google LLC and its Affiliates
19) Habitat Health
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
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
850-461-3286
517 HIGHLAND AVE, QUINCY, FL, 32351,
1) COGNIA
330-559-3878
88 E Broad Street, Suite 1120, Columbus, OH, 43215,
5) Clark County
6) Cognia
9) Cox Farms
10) Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board
11) E.L. Robinson Engineering Company
13) Edmentum
14) Equality Ohio
15) Harbor
18) Momentive Performance Materials Quartz d/b/a Momentive Quartz Technologies
19) Necco
20) Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association
21) Ohio Business for Immigration Solutions
22) Ohio Clerk of Courts Association
23) Ohio Public Transit Association
24) Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
25) Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
26) S-E-A Limited
27) Shatterproof
29) The Center for Community Solutions
30) The Cincinnati Enquirer, A Division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.
32) United Way of Summit and Medina
33) Vibrant Ohio
34) Wawa, Inc.