Nate Thomas is a pet care industry professional with more than 26 years of technical experience holding executive-level positions in several pet food companies. In January 2011, Nate co-founded BSM Partners, the leading full-service pet care research, consulting, and strategy-to-shelf product innovation firm. Under Nate’s leadership, this growing firm currently employs nearly 50 industry experts, making BSM the largest, most credentialed, and experienced independent team in the entire industry. Nate has been included in every edition of Pet Age’s Power 50 list of leaders in the pet care space and is often quoted in news coverage of industry trends.