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.
4796850499
1300 W 3rd Street, Little Rock, AR, 72201,
1) 1836 Club
3) AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company
5) ARCare
6) Arkansas Association of Real Estate Inspectors
8) Arkansas Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
9) Arkansas Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects
10) Arkansas Hospice
12) Arkansas Public Safety Solutions
13) Arkansas Speech-Language Hearing Association
14) Arkansas State Golf Association
15) Arkansas Tobacco Wholesalers
17) Asian American Hotel Owners Association
18) AVAIO Digital
20) Capitol Law Firm
21) Centegix
22) Circle of Life
23) Concourse Tech
26) DTR Strategies
27) Elevance Health, and its affiliates
30) GC Advisors
31) Goggans Inc.
32) Good Grid
33) Groundwork
36) Hospice of the Ozarks Inc.
40) Natural State Consulting LLC
42) NWA Homebuilders Association
43) Panasonic Connect North America
48) Share Our Strength (No Kid Hungry Arkansas)
49) The 51 Group
51) Turn Key Mobile
53) UCB
55) Unify.US
56) Uniti Group
59) Yes. Every Kid
(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.
4796850499
1300 W 3rd Street, Little Rock, AR, 72201,
1) 1836 Club
3) AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company
5) ARCare
6) Arkansas Association of Real Estate Inspectors
8) Arkansas Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
9) Arkansas Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects
10) Arkansas Hospice
12) Arkansas Public Safety Solutions
13) Arkansas Speech-Language Hearing Association
14) Arkansas State Golf Association
15) Arkansas Tobacco Wholesalers
17) Asian American Hotel Owners Association
18) AVAIO Digital
20) Capitol Law Firm
21) Centegix
22) Circle of Life
23) Concourse Tech
26) DTR Strategies
27) Elevance Health, and its affiliates
30) GC Advisors
31) Goggans Inc.
32) Good Grid
33) Groundwork
36) Hospice of the Ozarks Inc.
40) Natural State Consulting LLC
42) NWA Homebuilders Association
43) Panasonic Connect North America
48) Share Our Strength (No Kid Hungry Arkansas)
49) The 51 Group
51) Turn Key Mobile
53) UCB
55) Unify.US
56) Uniti Group
59) Yes. Every Kid
614-628-6816
41 S. High St., Suite 2400, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) American Kratom Association
2) Association of Professional Towers Ohio (APTO)
6) Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
7) EverDriven
8) Farm-ed, LLC
9) Google LLC and its Affiliates
10) HDR, Inc
14) LifeWise
16) Ohio Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus
17) Ohio Bar Owners Association
19) Ohio Ironworker Association
21) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
25) Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA)
27) Toledo Refining Company LLC
28) Toledo/Lucas County Port Authority
30) ViaQuest, Inc.
4796850499
1300 W 3rd Street, Little Rock, AR, 72201,
1) 1836 Club
3) AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company
5) ARCare
6) Arkansas Association of Real Estate Inspectors
8) Arkansas Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
9) Arkansas Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects
10) Arkansas Hospice
12) Arkansas Public Safety Solutions
13) Arkansas Speech-Language Hearing Association
14) Arkansas State Golf Association
15) Arkansas Tobacco Wholesalers
17) Asian American Hotel Owners Association
18) AVAIO Digital
20) Capitol Law Firm
21) Centegix
22) Circle of Life
23) Concourse Tech
26) DTR Strategies
27) Elevance Health, and its affiliates
30) GC Advisors
31) Goggans Inc.
32) Good Grid
33) Groundwork
36) Hospice of the Ozarks Inc.
40) Natural State Consulting LLC
42) NWA Homebuilders Association
43) Panasonic Connect North America
48) Share Our Strength (No Kid Hungry Arkansas)
49) The 51 Group
51) Turn Key Mobile
53) UCB
55) Unify.US
56) Uniti Group
59) Yes. Every Kid
614-628-6814
41 S. High St., Suite 2400, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) Advanced Mobile Filtration Systems
2) American Kratom Association
3) Armstrong Telecommunications, Inc.
4) Association of Professional Towers Ohio (APTO)
9) Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
10) EverDriven
11) Farm-ed, LLC
12) Google LLC and its Affiliates
13) HDR, Inc
18) LifeWise
21) Ohio Bar Owners Association
23) Ohio Ironworker Association
25) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
26) Oregon Economic Development Foundation
29) ProMedica Health System, Inc.
32) Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA)
33) The King's Operation System
34) Toledo Community Foundation
36) Toledo Refining Company LLC
37) Toledo/Lucas County Port Authority
39) ViaQuest, Inc.
614-463-9441
41 S. High Street, Suite 2400, Columbus, OH, 43215,
1) Association of Professional Towers Ohio (APTO)
5) Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
6) EverDriven
7) Farm-ed, LLC
8) Google LLC and its Affiliates
9) HDR, Inc
13) LifeWise
5012881410
6200 SW Well Terr, BENTONVILLE, AR, 72712,
614-628-4433
41 S. High St., Suite 2400, Columbus, OH, 43215,
(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