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.
(850) 222-8900
204 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) AAR Corp
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
6) AppleOne Employment Services | All's Well Health Care Services
7) Armis, Inc
9) Associated Industries of Florida
10) AT&T
11) Binti, Inc.
12) BlueGreen US Water Technologies, INC
14) Brooksville RX
15) CDS Housing
16) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
17) Centennial Management Corp.
18) Central Florida Gaming, LLC
20) CHSPSC, LLC
21) Citrus County Board of County Commissioners
22) City of Ocala
23) Classic Learning Initiatives LLC
25) Cleveland Clinic Florida Health System Nonprofit Corporation
29) Endeavors
30) Environmental Defense Fund
31) Everglades Glades College Inc. dba Keiser University
32) Exelerate Smart Traffic LTD
33) FEI Systems
35) Florida Alliance for Seniors
36) Florida Carpenters Regional Council
37) Florida Hospital Association
39) Jabil Inc
42) Kaseware
44) LeadsOnline, LLC
45) Lee County Board of County Commissioners
46) LivaNova, PLC
47) Marriott International, Inc
48) Medallion Home
49) MIS Security
51) Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners
53) Palladium Investment Partners, LLC
54) Pasco County Board of County Commissioners
55) PayIt, LLC
59) QuickMD LLC
61) Reinsurance Association of America
62) RIDA Realty Investments Corporation
63) Rising Phoenix Holdings Company
64) RSM US LLP
65) Rubrik, Inc.
66) SediVision
72) TechNet
73) TECO Energy, Inc
74) U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC
75) VSP Vision Inc. c/o MultiState Associates
76) Waymo LLC
78) Workday
79) WW Grainger Inc
(754) 333-3421
222 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) POB Ventures LLC
26) Preformed Line Products (PLP)
27) Prestige Land &, Site Works
29) RedSpeed USA
32) SeatGeek, Inc.
33) Starmount Healthcare Management
35) Town of Troutman
36) United States Performance Center LLC
37) Vapor Technology Association
40) Z Data, Inc.
(850) 222-8900
204 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) AAR Corp
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
7) AppleOne Employment Services | All's Well Health Care Services
8) Armis, Inc
10) Associated Industries of Florida
11) AT&T
12) Bezos Academy
13) Binti, Inc.
14) BlueGreen US Water Technologies, INC
15) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
16) CHSPSC, LLC
17) Citrus County Board of County Commissioners
18) City of Ocala
19) Classic Learning Initiatives LLC
20) Cleveland Clinic Florida Health System Nonprofit Corporation
23) Exelerate Smart Traffic LTD
29) Jabil Inc
30) JetBlue Airways Corporation
31) Lee County Board of County Commissioners
32) Marriott International, Inc
33) MIS Security
34) Nexight Group
36) Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners
37) Pasco County Board of County Commissioners
38) PayIt, LLC
41) Reinsurance Association of America
42) Rubrik, Inc.
44) SediVision
49) TechNet
50) TECO Energy, Inc
51) The Florida Bar
52) The Florida Bar, Tax Section
53) U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC
54) WW Grainger Inc
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602-418-5446