Dr. Mani Menon

And, you know, here again, maybe this is affirmative action. When there was somebody from his home area who was working on cancer, he kind of felt a bonding and a friendship. And we just got along well. And that's how we decided to fund it. It may have helped because, and this is again the lack of filter in my mind, when he said, how should I set this up?

And, you know, here again, maybe this is affirmative action. When there was somebody from his home area who was working on cancer, he kind of felt a bonding and a friendship. And we just got along well. And that's how we decided to fund it. It may have helped because, and this is again the lack of filter in my mind, when he said, how should I set this up?

And, you know, here again, maybe this is affirmative action. When there was somebody from his home area who was working on cancer, he kind of felt a bonding and a friendship. And we just got along well. And that's how we decided to fund it. It may have helped because, and this is again the lack of filter in my mind, when he said, how should I set this up?

And I said, well, there are three major institutions in Detroit, four, but one you decided you don't want to fund because somebody else had funded it. And so the three institutions are the University of Michigan, William Beaumont Hospital, and Henry Ford. And maybe you should fund all three and make them work together. So he said, well, how much money should I give?

And I said, well, there are three major institutions in Detroit, four, but one you decided you don't want to fund because somebody else had funded it. And so the three institutions are the University of Michigan, William Beaumont Hospital, and Henry Ford. And maybe you should fund all three and make them work together. So he said, well, how much money should I give?

And I said, well, there are three major institutions in Detroit, four, but one you decided you don't want to fund because somebody else had funded it. And so the three institutions are the University of Michigan, William Beaumont Hospital, and Henry Ford. And maybe you should fund all three and make them work together. So he said, well, how much money should I give?

And I said, well, why don't you give $30 million to the University of Michigan? They can spend $20 million to do breast and $10 million for prostate. Give us $20 million, and we'll focus it on the prostate. And then give $10 million to Beaumont, who can focus it on breast. So roughly, you will have equivalent prostate and breast growth. And he liked that.

And I said, well, why don't you give $30 million to the University of Michigan? They can spend $20 million to do breast and $10 million for prostate. Give us $20 million, and we'll focus it on the prostate. And then give $10 million to Beaumont, who can focus it on breast. So roughly, you will have equivalent prostate and breast growth. And he liked that.

And I said, well, why don't you give $30 million to the University of Michigan? They can spend $20 million to do breast and $10 million for prostate. Give us $20 million, and we'll focus it on the prostate. And then give $10 million to Beaumont, who can focus it on breast. So roughly, you will have equivalent prostate and breast growth. And he liked that.

I almost got fired because it was not my business to advocate for Beaumont, the University of Michigan. But this guy felt, you know, this is a person I can trust. He's trying to do the best he can for me and my foundation, not trying to do the best for him. And so he decided to fund us. And here is his business foresight.

I almost got fired because it was not my business to advocate for Beaumont, the University of Michigan. But this guy felt, you know, this is a person I can trust. He's trying to do the best he can for me and my foundation, not trying to do the best for him. And so he decided to fund us. And here is his business foresight.

I almost got fired because it was not my business to advocate for Beaumont, the University of Michigan. But this guy felt, you know, this is a person I can trust. He's trying to do the best he can for me and my foundation, not trying to do the best for him. And so he decided to fund us. And here is his business foresight.

He decided the conditions that he placed were that only I would have sign-off authority. He did not want a committee, the cancer center, research department. I should have sole signatory authority. It was all current use funds. He did not want an endowment. He wanted me to spend it down because he felt that that would have the greatest impact.

He decided the conditions that he placed were that only I would have sign-off authority. He did not want a committee, the cancer center, research department. I should have sole signatory authority. It was all current use funds. He did not want an endowment. He wanted me to spend it down because he felt that that would have the greatest impact.

He decided the conditions that he placed were that only I would have sign-off authority. He did not want a committee, the cancer center, research department. I should have sole signatory authority. It was all current use funds. He did not want an endowment. He wanted me to spend it down because he felt that that would have the greatest impact.

Now, I had to put together a proposal, but the key note of that proposal was to develop minimally invasive surgery. And the reason that I wanted to develop minimally invasive surgery was to try to decrease the blood loss that I saw from the occasional radical prostatectomy. But more than that, Detroit, for many, many years, was the most depressed city in the country.

Now, I had to put together a proposal, but the key note of that proposal was to develop minimally invasive surgery. And the reason that I wanted to develop minimally invasive surgery was to try to decrease the blood loss that I saw from the occasional radical prostatectomy. But more than that, Detroit, for many, many years, was the most depressed city in the country.

Now, I had to put together a proposal, but the key note of that proposal was to develop minimally invasive surgery. And the reason that I wanted to develop minimally invasive surgery was to try to decrease the blood loss that I saw from the occasional radical prostatectomy. But more than that, Detroit, for many, many years, was the most depressed city in the country.

We had a 30% complete unemployment and a 50% underemployment rate. 40% of the patients I saw were African-Americans. We had... an HMO that was capitated, and we had computerized medical systems long before any other place, any other hospital in the country had it. And so when I searched the medical data, I searched it, Ashutosh Tiwari, who was my fellow, searched it for me.

We had a 30% complete unemployment and a 50% underemployment rate. 40% of the patients I saw were African-Americans. We had... an HMO that was capitated, and we had computerized medical systems long before any other place, any other hospital in the country had it. And so when I searched the medical data, I searched it, Ashutosh Tiwari, who was my fellow, searched it for me.