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) POB Ventures LLC
29) Preformed Line Products (PLP)
30) Prestige Land &, Site Works
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.
(215) 238-3000
222 N Person St, Suite 203, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) Alliance For Responsible Consumer Legal Funding
2) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
3) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
7) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
8) Dealer Services Network, LLC
12) Firstfloor, Inc.
13) GL Partners, Inc
14) HeyTutor Inc.
15) Hillpointe Construction LLC
16) Inspected
22) North Carolina Bail Agents Association
23) North Carolina Troopers Association
25) Platinum Entertainment Services
26) POB Ventures LLC
27) Preformed Line Products (PLP)
28) Prestige Land &, Site Works
30) RedSpeed USA
33) SeatGeek, Inc.
34) Starmount Healthcare Management
36) Town of Troutman
37) United States Performance Center LLC
38) Vapor Technology Association
41) Z Data, Inc.
(864) 616-9696
222 N Person St, Suite 203, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
2) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
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) POB Ventures LLC
22) Preformed Line Products (PLP)
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
6) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
7) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
10) Atkins North America, Inc.
12) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
14) Brandt Information Services
15) Broward College Foundation
16) Broward County
18) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
19) CDR Maguire
21) Cicero Action
22) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
27) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership
28) Cody Khan
30) Coventry
32) CVS Health and All Affiliates
33) Cypress Creek Leaseholder LLC
35) DialCare, LLC.
39) Elevated, LLC
41) Emovis USA, Inc.
42) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC
43) Field of Dreams
44) Florida Alliance for Seniors
45) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
46) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
47) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
48) Florida Community Financial Services Association
49) Florida Credit Union Association
50) Florida Electric Cooperatives 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
100) Redwood Dev Co, LLC
101) RELX Inc.
102) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
103) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
104) Ryan, LLC
105) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
106) SaferWatch, LLC
107) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
108) SAI Interactive
109) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
110) School Board of Brevard County
111) Sellers Dorsey
113) St. Petersburg College Foundation
114) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
115) Starkey Hearing Technologies
118) Tamiami 137, LLC
119) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.
120) The City of Miami
121) The City of Venice
122) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
123) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
124) The Everglades Trust
125) The GEO Group, Inc.
126) The North Highland Company
128) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
129) University of Florida Student Government Association
130) University of Miami
132) Veyer, LLC
133) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
134) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
135) Welbe Health
136) 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
21) Florida Credit Union Association
22) Florida Electric Cooperatives 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
4) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
5) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
9) Brandt Information Services
10) Broward College Foundation
11) Broward County
13) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
14) CDR Maguire
16) Cicero Action
17) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
22) Coral Rock Development Group, LLC
23) Coventry
25) DialCare, LLC.
27) Elevated, LLC
29) Field of Dreams
30) Florida Alliance for Seniors
31) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
32) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
33) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
34) Florida Community Financial Services Association
35) Florida Credit Union Association
36) Florida Institute of Technology
37) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
38) Florida Power & Light Company
39) Florida Realtors
40) Florida Surplus Lines Association
41) Fluid Marine
42) Fox Corporation
43) Gartner, Inc.
44) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
45) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
46) Hillpointe, LLC
48) INSIGHTEC
49) K9s for Warriors
50) Kalshi Inc.
52) Life Science Logistics, LLC
53) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
54) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
58) National Speech & Debate Association
59) Neal Communities
61) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
62) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
63) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
64) Oportun, Inc.
66) Orlando Health
67) Palm Beach Atlantic University
69) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
70) Palm Beach Zoo
72) Paypal
73) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
74) Place of Hope
75) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
76) PrizePicks
77) Project LIFT
81) RELX Inc.
82) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
83) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
84) Ryan, LLC
85) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
86) SaferWatch, LLC
87) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
88) SAI Interactive
89) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
90) School Board of Brevard County
91) Sellers Dorsey
92) St. Petersburg College Foundation
93) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
94) Starkey Hearing Technologies
99) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
100) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
101) The Everglades Trust
102) The GEO Group, Inc.
103) The North Highland Company
104) TRC Companies, Inc.
105) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
106) University of Florida Student Government Association
107) University of Miami
109) Veyer, LLC
110) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
111) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
112) Welbe Health
113) Woolpert, Inc.
(818) 235-0789
222 N Person St, Suite 203, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
1) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
9) Hillpointe Construction LLC
10) Inspected