1) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
3) Cash Titan
4) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
5) Dealer Services Network, LLC
6) Encompass Health Corporation
7) Everway, LLC
8) Eviden
10) GL Partners, Inc
11) HeyTutor Inc.
12) Hillpointe Construction LLC
17) Mooresville Btr Developers, LLC
18) North Carolina Sports Legacy Foundation
19) Prontoblock Inc.
20) Reconnect, Inc.
21) RedSpeed USA
23) SeatGeek, Inc.
24) Securly, Inc.
25) simplySOLV
26) Starmount Healthcare Management
29) Town of Troutman
30) Treenail Development, Inc.
31) Vapor Technology Association
32) Windstream Services, LLC on behalf of its operating companies in NC
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.
700 13th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, 20005,
(919) 339-8679
(919) 339-8679, davis@thesoutherngroup.com, Stiegler EdTech LLC, (804) 263-7653,
1) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
3) Charter Communications Operating, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications
4) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
5) Dealer Services Network, LLC
6) Everway, LLC
7) Eviden
700 13th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) American Academy of Ophthalmology
2) Amgen, Inc.
3) Beam Suntory
4) Capital Magnet Fund Coalition (ad hoc coalition)
6) Cruise Lines International Association, Inc.
7) Decorative Hardwoods Association
9) Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
10) Expedia, Inc.
12) Firstfloor
13) Florida Community Loan Fund
14) Hologic, Inc.
15) Intuit, Inc
20) National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
21) National Disability CDFI Coalition
23) NCTA - The Internet & Television Association (FKA Nat'l Cable & Telecom Assoc.)
25) NYISO (New York Independent System Operator)
26) Parsons & Whittemore Enterprises
27) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
29) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
30) Physician Hospitals of America
31) RadNet, Inc.
2028613200
700 13th Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) ADP LLC
2) Advanced Biofuels Association
3) Akin, Gump on behalf of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
4) Allianz of America Corporation
6) American Academy of Dermatology
7) American Academy of Ophthalmology
8) American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
9) American Bankers Association HSA Council
10) American College of Emergency Physicians
11) American Fraternal Alliance
12) American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
13) American Health Care Association
14) American Physical Therapy Association
15) American Psychiatric Association
16) American Rental Association
17) American Retirement Association (formerly ASPPA)
18) American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
19) Amgen, Inc.
20) Arq, LLC
21) Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
25) Baystate Health
26) Beacon Capital Partners, LLC
27) Beam Suntory
28) Biogen, Inc.
29) Biotechnology Industry Organization
30) Blue Earth Diagnostics, Inc.
32) C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
33) California Dental Association
34) Capital Magnet Fund Coalition (ad hoc coalition)
35) Capital One Financial Corp.
36) Church Ekklasia Sozo (CES), Inc.
39) Communitech
40) Consumer Bankers Association
41) Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
43) Cruise Lines International Association, Inc.
44) CTIA
45) Decorative Hardwoods Association
47) DLA Piper on behalf of Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Auth.
48) Early Warning Services, LLC
50) Electronic Funds Transfer Association
51) EMD Serono, Inc.
52) Energy Infrastructure Council
53) Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
54) Expedia, Inc.
56) Fermaca de Mexico, S.a.r.l.
57) Firstfloor
58) Florida Community Loan Fund
59) Genentech
60) Giffords (formerly reporting as Americans for Responsible Solutions)
61) Healthcare Leadership Council
62) HealthiNation
63) Hologic, Inc.
64) Intuit, Inc
68) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
69) JSH&W LLP on behalf of U.S. Savings Bond Coalition
70) Las Vegas Sands Corporation
71) Lockheed Martin Corporation
72) Magellan Midstream Partners
74) Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
76) Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA)
78) National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
79) National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
80) National Association of Realtors
81) National Business Aviation Association, Inc.
82) National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
83) National Disability CDFI Coalition
85) National Mentor Holdings, Inc. on behalf of The MENTOR Network
86) National Mining Association
87) National Society of Genetic Counselors
88) NCTA - The Internet & Television Association (FKA Nat'l Cable & Telecom Assoc.)
90) NIKE, Inc.
92) NYISO (New York Independent System Operator)
93) Pacific Life Insurance Company
94) Parsons & Whittemore Enterprises
95) Partnership for Conservation
96) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
98) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
99) Physician Hospitals of America
100) Physicians Advocacy Institute
101) Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc
102) RadNet, Inc.
103) Raffaniello & Associates on behalf of United Parcel Service
104) RAI Services Company (formerly Reynolds American, Inc.)
106) Reinsurance Association of America
107) Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
108) Rite Aid Corporation
109) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
110) Shopify
111) State Fund Congressional Action Group (SFCAG)
112) TCL Industrial Holdings Americas
113) TECO Energy Inc.
114) The Everglades Trust, Inc.
115) The GEO Group, Inc.
116) The Strategic Group
117) The Walter Group LLC on behalf of Financial Security, Safety & Soundness Coal.
118) The Walter Group LLC on behalf of Tweed Inc.
119) The Walter Group on behalf of Acreage Holdings
120) The Walter Group on behalf of Cronos USA Client Services LLC
121) Truist (formerly SunTrust Bank)
122) U.S. Bancorp
124) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
125) Violet Power
126) Virginia Tourism Corporation
127) Walmart Inc.
128) Wellspring Worldwide
129) Westlake Chemical Partners LP
(704) 472-6234
(704) 472-6234, saine@thesoutherngroup.com, Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc., (704) 367-1331,
1) Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
3) Cash Titan
4) Charter Communications Operating, LLC d/b/a Charter Communications
6) Confianz Global Inc. DBA StackBench
7) Dealer Services Network, LLC
8) Encompass Health Corporation
10) Eviden
11) Firstfloor, Inc.
12) HeyTutor Inc.
13) Hillpointe Construction LLC
14) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
19) Mooresville BTR Developers, LLC
20) North Carolina Sports Legacy Foundation
21) Prontoblock Inc.
22) Public Consulting Group LLC by Multistate Associates LLC
23) Reconnect, Inc.
24) RedSpeed USA
26) SeatGeek, Inc.
27) Securly, Inc.
28) simplySOLV
30) Starmount Healthcare Management
32) Town of Troutman
33) Treenail Development, Inc.
34) Vapor Technology Association
35) Windstream Services, LLC on behalf of its operating companies in NC
(703) 585-8929
(703) 585-8929, cwall@eqvstrategic.com, Debtors Alliance of North Carolina LLC, (919) 728-0096,
3) Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
6) Cardinal Gibbons Memorial High School
7) Center for Responsible Lending/Self Help
8) Centralina Regional Council
9) Community Affordable Housing Equity Corporation
11) Debtors Alliance of North Carolina LLC
12) Firstfloor, Inc.
13) Hospital Corporation of America
15) KPMG LLP
17) Multi-Player Game Association
18) National Waste &, Recycling Association
19) Natural Science Center of Greensboro, Inc. d/b/a Greensboro Science Center
21) NC Chapter - National Association of Certified Professional Midwives
22) NC Early Education Coalition
23) NC Job Creators Forum, Inc.
24) North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives Incorporated
25) North Carolina Pork Council
26) Piedmont Triad Regional Council
29) Timberline Construction Group, LLC
30) Town of Matthews
31) WAWA, Inc.
(704) 763-3642
(704) 763-3642, awarren@eqvstrategic.com, KPMG LLP, (703) 286-6045,
(252) 916-7211
(252) 916-7211, whitehurst@thesoutherngroup.com, JLC Services, Inc., (330) 687-0742,
