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.
602-263-0086
1825 W. Adams St., Phoenix, AZ, 85007,
1) ACADIA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
2) ALKERMES
3) ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, LLC
4) ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
5) ARIZONA COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS COALITION
6) ARIZONA FINANCIAL CHOICE ASSOCIATION
7) ARIZONA MATERNAL HEALTH POLICY COALITION
8) ARIZONA PARTNERSHIP FOR PEOPLE AND PETS (APPP)
9) ARIZONA STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION
10) ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
11) AZ ASSN OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
13) BETMGM, LLC
14) BLACKBOX HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
15) CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
18) DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
19) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHOENIX, LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
23) GIGAPOWER LLC
24) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
25) JACKPOCKET, INC
26) KASDAN TURNER THOMSON BOOTH LLC
27) LYFT, INC.
28) MARCH OF DIMES
29) MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
31) MERCY CARE
33) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
34) NOTARIZE, INC. (DBA PROOF.COM)
35) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PCMA)
36) PINAL COUNTY WATER AUGMENTATION AUTHORITY
38) SKYFALL 7 LLC DBA TURF PARADISE
39) SPACEX
42) SUMMIT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
43) TURF PARADISE (NKA TP RACING LLLP #100259 RECORD MERGED 12/05/2017)
44) VERSATERM CORP
(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.
(512)6493649
1115 San Jacinto, Ste 105, Austin, TX, 78701,
602-263-0086
1825 W. Adams St., Phoenix, AZ, 85007,
1) ACADIA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
2) ALKERMES
3) ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, LLC
4) ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
5) ARIZONA COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS COALITION
6) ARIZONA FINANCIAL CHOICE ASSOCIATION
7) ARIZONA MATERNAL HEALTH POLICY COALITION
8) ARIZONA PARTNERSHIP FOR PEOPLE AND PETS (APPP)
9) ARIZONA STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION
10) ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
11) AZ ASSN OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
13) BETMGM, LLC
14) BLACKBOX HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
15) CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
18) DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
19) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHOENIX, LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
23) GIGAPOWER LLC
24) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
25) JACKPOCKET, INC
26) KASDAN TURNER THOMSON BOOTH LLC
27) LYFT, INC.
28) MARCH OF DIMES
29) MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
31) MERCY CARE
33) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
34) NOTARIZE, INC. (DBA PROOF.COM)
35) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PCMA)
36) PINAL COUNTY WATER AUGMENTATION AUTHORITY
38) SKYFALL 7 LLC DBA TURF PARADISE
39) SPACEX
42) SUMMIT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
43) TURF PARADISE (NKA TP RACING LLLP #100259 RECORD MERGED 12/05/2017)
44) VERSATERM CORP
602-263-0086
1825 W. Adams St., Phoenix, AZ, 85007,
1) ACADIA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
2) ALKERMES
3) ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, LLC
4) ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
5) ARIZONA COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS COALITION
6) ARIZONA FINANCIAL CHOICE ASSOCIATION
7) ARIZONA MATERNAL HEALTH POLICY COALITION
8) ARIZONA PARTNERSHIP FOR PEOPLE AND PETS (APPP)
9) ARIZONA STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION
10) ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
11) AZ ASSN OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
13) BETMGM, LLC
14) BLACKBOX HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
15) CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
18) DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
19) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHOENIX, LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
23) GIGAPOWER LLC
24) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
25) JACKPOCKET, INC
26) KASDAN TURNER THOMSON BOOTH LLC
27) LYFT, INC.
28) MARCH OF DIMES
29) MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
31) MERCY CARE
33) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
34) NOTARIZE, INC. (DBA PROOF.COM)
35) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PCMA)
36) PINAL COUNTY WATER AUGMENTATION AUTHORITY
38) SKYFALL 7 LLC DBA TURF PARADISE
39) SPACEX
42) SUMMIT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
43) TURF PARADISE (NKA TP RACING LLLP #100259 RECORD MERGED 12/05/2017)
44) VERSATERM CORP
(512)6493649
1115 San Jacinto, Suite 105, Austin, TX, 78701,
1) Avalon Health Services, LLC d/b/a Avalon Healthcare Solutions
2) BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP and Republic EES, LLC d/b/a Republic Services
3) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
6) CFG Bank
7) CITGO Petroleum Corporation
8) DCI Group AZ, LLC on behalf of Definium Therapeutics
10) Deloitte LLP
11) EBSCO Information Services, LLC
12) Elara Caring
13) Empower Clinic Services, LLC dba Empower Pharmacy
14) Equifax, Inc.
16) Foris DAX, Inc. d/b/a Crypto.com
21) John Gore Theatrical Group, LLC
22) KPMG, LLP
24) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
25) LKQ Corporation
26) MSC CE LLC
27) Mustang Machinery Co., LLC d/b/a Mustang CAT
28) Nexus Family Recovery Center
29) OnMed LLC
30) Othram Inc.
31) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
32) Retail Services & Systems, Inc.
33) Revenue Based Finance Coalition, Inc.
35) Splunk LLC
36) Texas Caterpillar Dealers' Legislative Council
37) Texas Oil & Gas Association
602-528-7500
3241 E Shea Blvd. #245 Phoenix, AZ 85028, AZ,
1) ACADIA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
2) ALKERMES
3) ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, LLC
4) ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
5) ARIZONA COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS COALITION
6) ARIZONA FINANCIAL CHOICE ASSOCIATION
8) ARIZONA MATERNAL HEALTH POLICY COALITION
9) ARIZONA PARTNERSHIP FOR PEOPLE AND PETS (APPP)
10) ARIZONA STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION
11) ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
12) AZ ASSN OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
14) BETMGM, LLC
15) BLACKBOX HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
16) CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
19) DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
20) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHOENIX, LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
24) GIGAPOWER LLC
25) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
26) JACKPOCKET, INC
27) KASDAN TURNER THOMSON BOOTH LLC
28) LYFT, INC.
29) MARCH OF DIMES
30) MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
32) MERCY CARE
34) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
35) NOTARIZE, INC. (DBA PROOF.COM)
36) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PCMA)
37) PINAL COUNTY WATER AUGMENTATION AUTHORITY
39) SKYFALL 7 LLC DBA TURF PARADISE
40) SPACEX
43) SUMMIT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
44) TURF PARADISE (NKA TP RACING LLLP #100259 RECORD MERGED 12/05/2017)
45) VERSATERM CORP
602-263-0086
1) ACADIA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
2) ALKERMES
3) ARAMARK CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, LLC
4) ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
5) ARIZONA COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS COALITION
6) ARIZONA FINANCIAL CHOICE ASSOCIATION
7) ARIZONA MATERNAL HEALTH POLICY COALITION
8) ARIZONA PARTNERSHIP FOR PEOPLE AND PETS (APPP)
9) ARIZONA STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION
10) ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
11) AZ ASSN OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
13) BETMGM, LLC
14) BLACKBOX HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
15) CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
18) DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
19) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHOENIX, LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
23) GIGAPOWER LLC
24) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
25) JACKPOCKET, INC
26) KASDAN TURNER THOMSON BOOTH LLC
27) LYFT, INC.
28) MARCH OF DIMES
29) MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
31) MERCY CARE
33) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
34) NOTARIZE, INC. (DBA PROOF.COM)
35) PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PCMA)
36) PINAL COUNTY WATER AUGMENTATION AUTHORITY
38) SKYFALL 7 LLC DBA TURF PARADISE
39) SPACEX
42) SUMMIT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
43) TURF PARADISE (NKA TP RACING LLLP #100259 RECORD MERGED 12/05/2017)
44) VERSATERM CORP