History     

  1920: Future International Ventures founder CM “Andy” Anderson is born in Perry, Oklahoma to Chris A. Anderson and Frances Roberta Bressie Anderson

1931: Future wife of Andy Anderson and future President of International Ventures, Coeina Anderson is born in Ponca City, Oklahoma to True Cornelius Hall and Christi Ethyl Jameson Hall.

1941: Andy Anderson enlists in the US Army and is stationed in Nashville, Tennessee as a Drill Sargent.

1942: Andy Anderson is approved as a US Army Ranger and assigned to the Second Ranger Battalion Company H and trained in Ft Lewis, Washington

1944: Andy Anderson is among 225 troops to scale cliffs at Omaha Beach thus liberating France in World War II.

1954: Andy Anderson marries Coeina Hall in Wichita, Kansas

1955: Future IVI President Robert M. “Rob” Anderson is born in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Andy and Coeina Anderson

1963: Combined Securities Corporation is formed in Southwest Oklahoma City becoming the first stock brokerage firm in South Oklahoma City by Andy Anderson

1965: Combined Securities Corporation becomes Anderson-Bryant & Company adding Gary E Bryant as a 49% partner.

1970: Future IVI Secretary Christi Bristow is born in Oklahoma City, OK to Jerry Bristow and Susan Brown Bristow.

1971: International Ventures is founded by Andy Anderson as a subsidiary of Anderson-Bryant & Company as a holding company for future use.

1973: Future IVI President Rob Anderson graduates US Grant High School in Oklahoma City

1978: Andy Anderson begins buying oil leases and drilling wells to grow International Ventures

1980: Future President Rob Anderson enlists in the US Navy and is pre assigned to the Naval training station in San Diego, California

1981:  Future President Rob Anderson is discharged from the US Navy due to eyesight.

1982: Andy Anderson accelerates the purchase of oil leases and buys interest in an office building to house IVI.

1983: Oil well in Sparks Oklahoma is completed

1989: Andy and Coeina relocate to Pagosa Springs, Colorado and buy 30 acres of investment land

2001: Andy and Coeina move back to Oklahoma City and relocate IVI to present location

2006: Andy Anderson dies of Alzheimer’s on October 31.

2007: Coeina Anderson is named President and Christi Bristow Secretary of International Ventures.

2015: Coeina Anderson dies of Congestive Heart Failure on August 14.

2015: Rob Anderson is named third President of International Ventures.

2016: Andy and Coeina Anderson are given posthumous honorary title of President Emeritus.