Hannan graduated from the University of Greenwich studying Business Management in 2014 and has since gained 10+ years of social impact experience across development, grant making, and community ventures. He is currently a Funding Manager at City Bridge Foundation, a 900-year-old bridge-owning charity, working on various place-based and strategic programmes and was previously a Grants Manager at the Bedfordshire & Luton Community Foundation where he worked on participatory initiatives, donor-advised funds, and national programmes. Hannan serves in a range of voluntary positions including as a Trustee, Non-Executive Director, Governor, and Panellist with organisations such as the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF), Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, National Emergencies Trust, and Step Forward Luton. In 2024, he was recognised for his local service and appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant to HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire.