Managing Director
Mr. Hird is a managing director of the firm’s real estate private equity activities, responsible for financial analysis and project investment oversight, and for identifying investment opportunities in niche real estate sectors such as self-storage.
Prior to joining Kayne Anderson in 2007, Mr. Hird was responsible for coordinating regional acquisitions and development activities for Davis Marcus Partners. Mr. Hird was also the director of design & construction for Time Equities, Inc. and has overseen approximately three million square feet of new development, entitlements, core and shell construction, and interior improvements for a broad array of residential, commercial and retail projects. Mr. Hird was an engineer/scientist for the McDonnell Douglas Corporation (now Boeing), and a project architect for the architectural firm of Philip Johnson, Ritchie & Fiore Architects.
Mr. Hird earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1988 and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Maryland in 1993. Mr. Hird is a registered architect.