For Mike Pate, success is in the details. As TPN's Chief Financial Officer, you might expect that. But Mike takes those details and views them all through a strategic lens. Making the analytical insightful and adding value to our agency and our clients.

"How can we add value to our clients?" is usually a question asked by members of an account team. But Mike asks it all the time.

In addition to his involvement with TPN's Six Sigma implementation and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance projects, Mike led the integration of TPN's Advantage system, making it easier to analyze employee efficiencies, track Six Sigma progress, and provide accurate resource utilization for all our clients.

Prior to joining TPN, Mike was CFO at Camelot Communications, a media agency with clients such as Southwest Airlines, Blockbuster Video and 7-Eleven. He has taken two companies public through

IPOs and is a CPA. He earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mike lives in Dallas with his wife, Sherry, and their two sons.