1) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
3) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
7) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
8) Dealer Services Network, LLC
10) Firstfloor, Inc.
11) GL Partners, Inc
12) HeyTutor Inc.
13) Hillpointe Construction LLC
14) Inspected
22) North Carolina Bail Agents Association
23) North Carolina Sports Legacy Foundation
24) North Carolina Troopers Association
26) Platinum Entertainment Services
27) Preformed Line Products (PLP)
28) Prestige Land &, Site Works
29) Prontoblock Inc.
31) RedSpeed USA
34) Starmount Healthcare Management
36) The Canopy Owner, LPV, LLC
37) Town of Troutman
38) Treenail Development, Inc.
39) Vapor Technology Association
41) Windstream Services, LLC on behalf of its operating companies in NC
42) 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.
(646) 450-5174
204 N Person St., Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
5) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
6) Dealer Services Network, LLC
10) Firstfloor, Inc.
11) GL Partners, Inc
12) HeyTutor Inc.
13) Hillpointe Construction LLC
14) Inspected
19) Mooresville Btr Developers, LLC
20) North Carolina Bail Agents Association
21) North Carolina Troopers Association
23) Preformed Line Products (PLP)
24) Prestige Land &, Site Works
26) RedSpeed USA
29) Starmount Healthcare Management
31) Town of Troutman
32) United States Performance Center LLC
33) Vapor Technology Association
36) Z Data, 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
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) American Public Education, Inc.
5) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
8) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
9) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
10) Assurant Group
12) Atkins North America, Inc.
14) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
16) Brandt Information Services
17) Broward College Foundation
18) Broward County
20) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
21) CDR Maguire
23) Cicero Action
24) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
29) Cody Khan
31) Coventry
33) CVS Health and All Affiliates
34) Cypress Creek Leaseholder LLC
36) DialCare, LLC.
40) Elevated, LLC
42) Emovis USA, Inc.
43) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC
44) Field of Dreams
45) Florida Alliance for Seniors
46) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
47) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
48) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
49) Florida Community Financial Services Association
50) Florida Credit Union Association
51) Florida Institute of Technology
52) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
53) Florida Power & Light Company
54) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
55) Florida Realtors
56) Florida Surplus Lines Association
57) Fox Corporation
58) Gartner, Inc.
59) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
60) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
61) Hillpointe, LLC
63) INSIGHTEC
64) K9s for Warriors
65) Kalshi Inc.
67) Life Science Logistics, LLC
68) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
70) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
72) Memorial Healthcare System
74) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
75) National Speech & Debate Association
76) Neal Communities
78) Nile Inc.
79) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
80) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
81) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
83) Orlando Health
84) Palm Beach Atlantic University
86) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
87) Palm Beach Zoo
88) Paypal
90) PCI Gaming
91) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
92) Place of Hope
93) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
94) Primerica, Inc.
95) PrizePicks
96) Project LIFT
101) Redwood Dev Co, LLC
102) RELX Inc.
103) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
104) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
105) Ryan, LLC
106) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
107) SaferWatch, LLC
108) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
109) SAI Interactive
110) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
111) School Board of Brevard County
112) Sellers Dorsey
114) St. Petersburg College Foundation
115) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
116) Starkey Hearing Technologies
119) Tamiami 137, LLC
120) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.
121) The City of Miami
122) The City of Venice
123) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
124) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
125) The Everglades Trust
126) The GEO Group, Inc.
127) The North Highland Company
129) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
130) University of Florida Student Government Association
131) University of Miami
133) Veyer, LLC
134) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
135) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
136) Welbe Health
137) Woolpert, Inc.
(786) 247-8716
124 West Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32399-7018,
1) AAM Vertiports Florida LLC d/b/a VertiPorts by Atlantic
4) Brandt Information Services
7) Broward County Clerk of the Court
8) CDR Maguire
14) City of Miramar
15) City of South Miami, Florida
16) CityHouse Inc.
17) Continental Heavy Civil Corp.
19) eTags
21) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
22) Florida Credit Union Association
23) K9s for Warriors
24) Life Science Logistics, LLC
25) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
27) Palm Beach Atlantic University
28) Paypal
30) Starkey Hearing Technologies
32) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.
33) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
34) Thomas Howell Ferguson, P.A.
38) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
3) American Public Education, Inc.
4) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
6) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
7) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
11) Brandt Information Services
12) Broward College Foundation
13) Broward County
15) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
16) CDR Maguire
18) Cicero Action
19) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
24) Coral Rock Development Group, LLC
25) Coventry
27) DialCare, LLC.
29) Elevated, LLC
31) Field of Dreams
32) Florida Alliance for Seniors
33) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
34) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
35) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
36) Florida Community Financial Services Association
37) Florida Credit Union Association
38) Florida Institute of Technology
39) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
40) Florida Power & Light Company
41) Florida Realtors
42) Florida Surplus Lines Association
43) Fluid Marine
44) Fox Corporation
45) Gartner, Inc.
46) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
47) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
48) Hillpointe, LLC
50) INSIGHTEC
51) K9s for Warriors
52) Kalshi Inc.
54) Life Science Logistics, LLC
55) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
56) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
59) Memorial Healthcare System
60) National Speech & Debate Association
61) Neal Communities
63) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
64) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
65) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
66) Oportun, Inc.
68) Orlando Health
69) Palm Beach Atlantic University
71) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
72) Palm Beach Zoo
74) Paypal
75) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
76) Place of Hope
77) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
78) PrizePicks
79) Project LIFT
83) RELX Inc.
84) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
85) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
86) Ryan, LLC
87) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
88) SaferWatch, LLC
89) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
90) SAI Interactive
91) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
92) School Board of Brevard County
93) Sellers Dorsey
94) St. Petersburg College Foundation
95) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
96) Starkey Hearing Technologies
100) The City of Venice
101) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
102) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
103) The Everglades Trust
104) The GEO Group, Inc.
105) The North Highland Company
106) TRC Companies, Inc.
107) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
108) University of Florida Student Government Association
109) University of Miami
111) Veyer, LLC
112) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
113) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
114) Welbe Health
115) Woolpert, 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