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 Tom Paterson 

Thomas Randolph Paterson (January 1, 1925) was a frequent collaborator with Peter Drucker and is the creator of the Paterson StratOp Process, a holistic facilitated planning process encompassing strategy, operations and finance.

Introduction
Paterson's contributions to the field of strategic planning are grounded in years of experience with companies that were household names in the 1950s to 1990s.

Biography
Thomas Randolph Paterson was born January 1, 1925 to 1st generation emigrants from Ireland.

Work and Philosophy
Paterson held that all systems within an enterprise are linked to one another, and that any exercise in strategic planning that did not encompass strategy, operations and finance would be unlikely to succeed.