1) Alliance For Responsible Consumer Legal Funding
2) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
4) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
8) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
9) Dealer Services Network, LLC
11) Firstfloor, Inc.
12) GL Partners, Inc
13) HeyTutor Inc.
14) Hillpointe Construction LLC
15) Inspected
16) International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM")
24) North Carolina Sports Legacy Foundation
25) North Carolina Troopers Association
27) Platinum Entertainment Services
28) Preformed Line Products (PLP)
29) Prestige Land &, Site Works
30) Prontoblock Inc.
32) RedSpeed USA
35) SeatGeek, Inc.
37) Starmount Healthcare Management
39) The Canopy Owner, LPV, LLC
40) Town of Troutman
41) Treenail Development, Inc.
42) Vapor Technology Association
44) Windstream Services, LLC on behalf of its operating companies in NC
45) Z Data, Inc.
2021 NC Top 25 Lobbyist
2019 NCED Leadership Award
Kevin Wilkinson joined The Southern Group in 2024, expanding the firm's footprint in Raleigh, North Carolina. He brings extensive legislative and executive experience from roles in both the public and private sectors.
As a proud North Carolinian, Kevin's professional path has been largely dedicated to molding and promoting key policies at local, state, and national levels. From 2016 to 2019, he held leadership roles in North Carolina's public education sector. First, as the Chief of Staff and Legislative Director to the N.C. State Superintendent at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, then later as the Executive Director of External Affairs at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. In these roles, Kevin helped design and gather support for the organization's policy priorities and initiatives.
Before that, Kevin served as a Policy Advisor to Senator Robert Bryan. He led and implemented several education reforms and staffed various committees such as Appropriations, Education, Judiciary, Pension, and Retirement. Kevin also worked on Capitol Hill as a staff member for U.S. Representative Robert Pittenger, supporting and advocating for the needs of constituents across his district.
Most recently, Kevin took his experience in North Carolina's government to the private sector, serving as SVP of Government Affairs at EQV Strategic. In that capacity, Kevin worked directly with policymakers on the state and federal levels to advocate for his clients. His range of policy areas includes education, economic and business development, technology, transportation, telecommunications, healthcare, gaming, sports, and local government.
Outside his day-to-day work, Kevin uses his expertise to give back to his community as Vice Chair of the Board of Visitors for Appalachian State University.
Kevin has received numerous awards and recognition for his work, including being named one of the top lobbyists in North Carolina by the North State Journal since 2020 and receiving the North Carolina Education Leadership Award in 2018.
Kevin studied political science and economics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and earned an M.B.A. from Liberty University. He resides in Raleigh with his wife Megan and their daughter Margot.
800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002,
1) 3M COMPANY
3) AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC
5) ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBE OF TEXAS
8) ASSOCIATION FOR MATERIALS PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE (AMPP)
9) ATKINSREALIS NUCLEAR SECURED, LLC
10) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES LLC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
11) BLOCK INC.
12) BSA BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE, INC.
14) CGI FEDERAL INC.
15) CHUBB INA HOLDING COMPANY INC
16) COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.
17) COHERE US, INC.
18) COREWEAVE, INC.
20) COUPANG, INC.
23) EDF POWER SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
25) FITCH RATINGS
26) GE AEROSPACE
27) GENERAL ATOMICS
29) GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC.
30) GREEN CORRIDORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (FKA ELEVATED FREIGHT TECHNOLOGIES)
33) KLASKO IMMIGRATION LAW PARTNERS, LLP ON BEHALF OF INTEALTH
34) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
35) LAST ENERGY INC.
37) MARSH MCLENNAN
38) MGM TRANSFORMERS, A FORGENT COMPANY
40) MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING (MADD)
41) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES (NASCOE)
42) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
43) NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION
44) NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM
45) NETGEAR, INC.
46) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
47) NUCLEAR INNOVATION ALLIANCE
48) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
53) SBIR ADVISORS OBO AIRLOOM ENERGY
54) SBIR ADVISORS OBO AURELIUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
55) SBIR ADVISORS OBO SEQUOIA HOLDINGS
56) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
57) SEMPRA ENERGY
58) SHIELD AI, INC.
59) SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)
60) SOLV ENERGY, LLC
63) TECHNET
65) THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
66) TIKTOK INC.
67) TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE LLC
69) UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
70) VISA, INC.
71) VMWARE, INC. OBO BROADCOM INC.
72) X ENERGY, LLC
202-525-8440
1955 Broadway, Suite 600, Oakland, CA, 94612,
1) BLOCK INC.
(864) 303-3130
209 Fayetteville Street, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
6) Community Home Care &, Hospice, LLC dba Gentiva
7) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
8) Dealer Services Network, LLC
11) Firstfloor, Inc.
12) HeyTutor Inc.
13) Hillpointe Construction LLC
14) Inspected
19) North Carolina Sports Legacy Foundation
20) North Carolina Troopers Association
21) Preformed Line Products (PLP)
22) Prontoblock Inc.
24) RedSpeed USA
26) SeatGeek, Inc.
27) Securly, Inc.
29) Starmount Healthcare Management
31) Windstream Services, LLC on behalf of its operating companies in NC
32) Z Data, Inc.
(636) 675-7422
105 West Caswell Street Suite 214P, Kinston, NC, 28501,
202-559-0170
800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002,
1) 3M COMPANY
3) ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ADVAMED)
4) AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC
5) AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS
7) ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBE OF TEXAS
10) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
11) ALTUMINT, INC.
12) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
13) ANNE PRAMAGGIORE
15) ASSOCIATION FOR MATERIALS PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE (AMPP)
16) ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS
18) ATKINSREALIS NUCLEAR SECURED, LLC
19) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES LLC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
21) BLOCK INC.
22) BROAD INSTITUTE
23) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
24) CARLOS ARGENAL
25) CENTERSTONE
26) CGI FEDERAL INC.
28) CHUBB INA HOLDING COMPANY INC
29) COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.
30) COHERE US, INC.
31) COREWEAVE, INC.
32) CORNELL ABRAXAS GROUP, LLC
34) COUPANG, INC.
36) DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL
38) EDF POWER SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
39) EINRIDE
40) EISAI, INC.
41) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION
44) FITCH RATINGS
45) GENERAL ATOMICS
49) GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC.
54) IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA, LLC (FORMERLY IDEMIA CIVIL IDENTITY NA LLC)
55) INFIN A FINANCIAL SERVICES ALLIANCE
59) KLASKO IMMIGRATION LAW PARTNERS, LLP ON BEHALF OF INTEALTH
60) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
61) KOCHAVIM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC.
65) MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
66) MARSH MCLENNAN
68) MGM TRANSFORMERS, A FORGENT COMPANY
71) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
72) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
73) NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION
74) NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION
75) NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM
76) NAVIGATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERS, INC.
77) NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
78) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
79) NUCLEAR INNOVATION ALLIANCE
80) OCEAN AERO, INC.
81) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
84) PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
86) RESEARCH!AMERICA
87) ROSHEL INC.
93) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
94) SEMPRA ENERGY
95) SEYMOUR SUPPORT COUNCIL, INC. DBA FRIENDS OF SEYMOUR
96) SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)
98) SSA MARINE
100) TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
101) TECHNET
102) THE BOEING COMPANY
103) THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
105) TIKTOK INC.
106) TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE LLC
108) TRUCKERS INTEGRAL TO OUR ECONOMY INC (TIE)
110) UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
112) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
113) VISA, INC.
114) VMWARE, INC. OBO BROADCOM INC.
116) X ENERGY, LLC
202-525-8440
1955 Broadway, Suite 600, Oakland, CA, 94612,
1) BLOCK INC.
(336) 312-5849
105 West Caswell Street Suite 214P, Suite 501, Kinston, NC, 28501,
800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002,
1) ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ADVAMED)
2) ASSOCIATION FOR MATERIALS PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE (AMPP)
4) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES LLC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
5) BLOCK INC.
6) BSA BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE, INC.
7) CENTERSTONE
8) COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.
17) MARSH MCLENNAN
18) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
19) NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION
20) NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
21) NAVIGATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERS, INC.
22) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
23) RESEARCH!AMERICA
24) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
25) SEMPRA ENERGY
26) SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)
27) TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
28) TECHNET
29) TIKTOK INC.
800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002,
1) 3M COMPANY
3) ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBE OF TEXAS
6) ATKINSREALIS NUCLEAR SECURED, LLC
7) AVIENT PROTECTIVE MATERIALS LLC
9) BLOCK INC.
10) BSA BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE, INC.
11) CHUBB INA HOLDING COMPANY INC
12) COHERE US, INC.
14) COUPANG, INC.
16) DETECT, INC.
17) EDF POWER SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
18) EINRIDE
19) GENERAL ATOMICS
21) GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC.
22) GREEN CORRIDORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (FKA ELEVATED FREIGHT TECHNOLOGIES)
24) HEVEN AEROTECH
26) IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA, LLC (FORMERLY IDEMIA CIVIL IDENTITY NA LLC)
27) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
28) LAST ENERGY INC.
30) MGM TRANSFORMERS, A FORGENT COMPANY
33) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
34) NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION
35) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
36) NUCLEAR INNOVATION ALLIANCE
38) PORT OF KALAMA
40) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
41) SEMPRA ENERGY
42) SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)
43) SOLV ENERGY, LLC
46) SSA MARINE
48) TECHNET
50) TIKTOK INC.
51) TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE LLC
53) UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
54) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
55) VISA, INC.
56) X ENERGY, LLC
800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002,
1) 3M COMPANY
3) AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC
6) APANI, INC.
8) BLOCK INC.
11) COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.
13) COUPANG, INC.
15) EDF POWER SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
18) FITCH RATINGS
19) GE AEROSPACE
22) GREEN CORRIDORS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (FKA ELEVATED FREIGHT TECHNOLOGIES)
24) HEVEN AEROTECH
26) HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED
27) IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA, LLC (FORMERLY IDEMIA CIVIL IDENTITY NA LLC)
30) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
32) MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
34) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES (NASCOE)
35) NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION
36) NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION
37) NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM
38) NAVIGATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERS, INC.
39) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
40) OCEAN AERO, INC.
41) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
43) PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
48) SHIELD AI, INC.
49) SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)
50) TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
51) TECHNET
52) TEXTRON INC.
55) VISA, INC.
800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002,
1) 3M COMPANY
3) ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ADVAMED)
6) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES LLC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
7) BLOCK INC.
8) BSA BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE, INC.
10) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
11) COHERE US, INC.
12) COREWEAVE, INC.
14) COUPANG, INC.
19) KLASKO IMMIGRATION LAW PARTNERS, LLP ON BEHALF OF INTEALTH
22) NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION
23) NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM
24) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
26) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
27) SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)
28) TECHNET
30) TIKTOK INC.
31) TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE LLC
32) VISA, INC.
800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002,
1) ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ADVAMED)
4) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
6) ASSOCIATION FOR MATERIALS PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE (AMPP)
7) AVIENT PROTECTIVE MATERIALS LLC
9) BLOCK INC.
10) BLOOD CANCER UNITED, INC. (FKA LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, INC. (LLS)
12) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
13) CARLOS ARGENAL
14) CENTERSTONE
15) CHUBB INA HOLDING COMPANY INC
16) COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.
17) COHERE US, INC.
19) COUPANG, INC.
21) DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL
22) EDF POWER SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
23) EINRIDE
24) EISAI, INC.
25) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION
26) EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
29) GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC.
32) IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA, LLC (FORMERLY IDEMIA CIVIL IDENTITY NA LLC)
33) INFIN A FINANCIAL SERVICES ALLIANCE
38) MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
39) MARSH MCLENNAN
40) MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
43) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
44) NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION
45) NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION
46) NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM
47) NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
48) NAVIGATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERS, INC.
49) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
50) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
52) RESEARCH!AMERICA
56) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
57) SEMPRA ENERGY
58) SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)
60) SSA MARINE
62) TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
63) TECHNET
64) TEXTRON INC.
65) TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE LLC
67) TRUCKERS INTEGRAL TO OUR ECONOMY INC (TIE)
69) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
70) VISA, INC.
72) X ENERGY, LLC
800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002,
1) 3M COMPANY
2) AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS
9) BLOCK INC.
10) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
11) CHUBB INA HOLDING COMPANY INC
12) COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.
13) COHERE US, INC.
14) COREWEAVE, INC.
15) DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL
16) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION
18) FITCH RATINGS
21) INFIN A FINANCIAL SERVICES ALLIANCE
22) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
25) MARSH MCLENNAN
27) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
28) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
29) NETGEAR, INC.
31) SBIR ADVISORS OBO SEQUOIA HOLDINGS
32) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)
33) SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)
35) TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.
36) TECHNET
39) VISA, INC.
(201) 438-1300
209 Fayetteville St, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
10) Hillpointe Construction LLC
11) Inspected