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.
(646) 450-5174
204 N Person St., Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) Alliance For Responsible Consumer Legal Funding
2) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
6) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
7) Dealer Services Network, LLC
11) Firstfloor, Inc.
12) GL Partners, Inc
13) HeyTutor Inc.
14) Hillpointe Construction LLC
15) Inspected
21) North Carolina Bail Agents Association
22) North Carolina Troopers Association
24) Platinum Entertainment Services
25) Preformed Line Products (PLP)
26) Prestige Land &, Site Works
28) RedSpeed USA
31) SeatGeek, Inc.
32) Starmount Healthcare Management
34) Town of Troutman
35) United States Performance Center LLC
36) Vapor Technology Association
39) 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
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.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) American Public Education, Inc.
7) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
8) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
11) Atkins North America, Inc.
13) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
15) Brandt Information Services
16) Broward College Foundation
17) Broward County
19) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
20) CDR Maguire
22) Cicero Action
23) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
28) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership
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) Continental Heavy Civil Corp.
18) eTags
20) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
21) Florida Credit Union Association
22) K9s for Warriors
23) Life Science Logistics, LLC
24) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
26) Palm Beach Atlantic University
27) Paypal
29) Starkey Hearing Technologies
31) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.
32) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
33) Thomas Howell Ferguson, P.A.
37) 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.
5) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
6) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
10) Brandt Information Services
11) Broward College Foundation
12) Broward County
14) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
15) CDR Maguire
17) Cicero Action
18) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
23) Coral Rock Development Group, LLC
24) Coventry
26) DialCare, LLC.
28) Elevated, LLC
30) Field of Dreams
31) Florida Alliance for Seniors
32) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
33) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
34) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
35) Florida Community Financial Services Association
36) Florida Credit Union Association
37) Florida Institute of Technology
38) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
39) Florida Power & Light Company
40) Florida Realtors
41) Florida Surplus Lines Association
42) Fluid Marine
43) Fox Corporation
44) Gartner, Inc.
45) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
46) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
47) Hillpointe, LLC
49) INSIGHTEC
50) K9s for Warriors
51) Kalshi Inc.
53) Life Science Logistics, LLC
54) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
55) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
59) National Speech & Debate Association
60) Neal Communities
62) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
63) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
64) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
65) Oportun, Inc.
67) Orlando Health
68) Palm Beach Atlantic University
70) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
71) Palm Beach Zoo
73) Paypal
74) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
75) Place of Hope
76) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
77) PrizePicks
78) Project LIFT
82) RELX Inc.
83) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
84) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
85) Ryan, LLC
86) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
87) SaferWatch, LLC
88) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
89) SAI Interactive
90) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
91) School Board of Brevard County
92) Sellers Dorsey
93) St. Petersburg College Foundation
94) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
95) Starkey Hearing Technologies
100) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
101) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
102) The Everglades Trust
103) The GEO Group, Inc.
104) The North Highland Company
105) TRC Companies, Inc.
106) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
107) University of Florida Student Government Association
108) University of Miami
110) Veyer, LLC
111) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
112) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
113) Welbe Health
114) 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