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
10) Cognia
11) Communities In Schools of Tennessee
12) CooperSurgical
13) Critical Nurse Staffing, LLC
14) Curriculum Associates, LLC
19) Esper Regulatory Technologies Inc.
20) FACT
21) Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
23) Greater Nashville Regional Council
25) Jackson Madison County School System
26) Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee
27) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet
28) Knox County
29) Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc.
30) Koch Government Affairs, LLC and Affiliates
32) Lorraine Civil Rights Foundation dba National Civil Rights Museum
33) Maximus, Inc.
34) Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Inc
35) Memphis Shelby Crime Commission
36) Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
37) Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
38) Nashville Soccer Holdings, LLC
39) PathGroup
40) PayIt, LLC
41) Possip, Inc.
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
4) CBN Secure Technologies, Inc.
6) Center for Employment Opportunities, Inc.
8) Clark County
9) Cognia
12) Cox Farms
13) Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board
14) E.L. Robinson Engineering Company
16) Edmentum
17) Harbor
20) Momentive Performance Materials Quartz d/b/a Momentive Quartz Technologies
21) Necco
22) Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association
23) Ohio Clean Hydrogen Hub Alliance
24) Ohio Clerk of Courts Association
26) Ohio Medicaid Works Coalition
27) Ohio Public Transit Association
28) Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
29) Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
30) S-E-A Limited
31) Shatterproof
33) The Center for Community Solutions
34) The Cincinnati Enquirer, A Division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.
36) United Way of Summit and Medina
37) 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,
4) CBN Secure Technologies, Inc.
6) Clark County
7) Cognia
10) Cox Farms
11) Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board
12) E.L. Robinson Engineering Company
14) Edmentum
15) Equality Ohio
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
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
11) Cognia
12) Communities In Schools of Tennessee
13) Critical Nurse Staffing, LLC
14) Curriculum Associates, LLC
18) Esper Regulatory Technologies Inc.
20) Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
21) Greater Nashville Regional Council
23) Jackson Madison County School System
26) Knox County
27) Koch Government Affairs, LLC and Affiliates
28) Maximus, Inc.
29) Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 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
45) Tremco CPG Inc.
46) Uptown Property Holdings LLC
47) 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
17) Esper Regulatory Technologies Inc.
18) FACT
19) Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
20) Greater Nashville Regional Council
24) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet
25) Knox County
26) Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc.
27) Koch Government Affairs, LLC and Affiliates
29) Maximus, Inc.
30) Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Inc
31) Memphis Shelby Crime Commission
32) Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
33) Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
34) Nashville Soccer Holdings, LLC
35) PayIt, LLC
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,
4) CBN Secure Technologies, Inc.
6) Clark County
7) Cognia
10) Cox Farms
11) Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board
12) E.L. Robinson Engineering Company
14) Edmentum
15) Equality Ohio
16) Harbor
19) Momentive Performance Materials Quartz d/b/a Momentive Quartz Technologies
20) Necco
21) Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association
22) Ohio Business for Immigration Solutions
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) Vibrant Ohio
35) Wawa, Inc.