The firm said the hire marks its recent expansion to the East Coast, specifically in Boston, Chicago, IL, Connecticut and New York. It has other offices in Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Salt Lake City, UT, and Denver, CO.

Hanson was previously managing director of institutional sales at John Hancock Investments, a role he held since 2011. At Kayne, he will report to Stephen Rigali, executive managing director.