University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
MD Anderson was created by an act of the Texas Legislature in 1941, making it a part of The University of Texas System and was established by the National Cancer Act of 1971. Today it is one of 49 Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. The cancer center provided care for more than 137,000 patients in Fiscal Year 2017 and employs more than 20,000 people.
David Munro Anderson
In 1963 Anderson joined ED&F Man Ltd, which had been established as a sugar trader in London in 1783. Over the years the company would trade in a diverse range of commodities. In 1971 he founded one of the first independent privately owned futures brokers in London, and developed the concept of investment management in futures and options. In 1974 he launched one of the first futures and options funds in the world. Anderson sold his interests in his own company and in 1981 established along with ED&F Man Ltd, the futures broking, stock broking and investment management company, Anderson Man Limited, ED&F Man Ltd's first move into the futures market.