Timothy Pate
Director of Marketing and Business Development
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Tim is the Director of Marketing and Business Development at Vantage, defining our strategy for winning new business across the firm and supporting efforts for our Design & Engineering and Strategic Planning & Technology Management consulting services. With a background leading marketing in higher education, Tim helps facilitate Vantage’s strategic partnership with EDUCAUSE and advance the firm’s work with our clients.
Prior to joining Vantage, Tim served as the inaugural Director of Marketing for the Morrison Family College of Health at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, where he established the college’s marketing strategy and helped launch the university’s School of Nursing. As leader of Vantage’s Marketing & Business Development team, Tim also ensures our collateral, website, social media, and more serve to elevate Vantage’s brand and win new business.
In addition to his background in higher education, Tim has worked alongside IT leaders at Mall of America to deploy technology solutions such as the mall’s digital directory system and first-ever mobile application. He has also worked on the agency side, delivering digital executions for clients across the nonprofit space.
Tim holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Colorado State University.