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Phil Knight
The Story of The Businessman Who Created Nike
By World Watch Media
Philip Hampson "Phil" Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American mogul and benefactor. A local resident of Oregon, he is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., and formerly served as chairman and CEO of the business. In November 2015, Forbes called Knight the 15th wealthiest individual in the world, with a projected net worth of US$ 28.1 billion.
A graduate of the University of Oregon and Stanford Graduate School of Business (Stanford GSB), he has actually contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to both schools; Knight provided the biggest contribution in history at the time to Stanford's school in 2006. He ran track under coach Bowerman at the University of Oregon, with whom he would co-found Nike
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Phil Knight
The Story of The Businessman Who Created Nike
By World Watch Media
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First Printing, 2016
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Before Nike
Business Mindset
The Nike Years
Retirement from Nike in 2015
The Family Animation Business
Knight Gives Back
Involvement with the University of Oregon
Thanks for Reading
About World Watch Media
Introduction
Philip Hampson Phil
Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American mogul and benefactor. A local resident of Oregon, he is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., and formerly served as chairman and CEO of the business. In November 2015, Forbes called Knight the 15th wealthiest individual in the world, with a projected net worth of US$ 28.1 billion.
A graduate of the University of Oregon and Stanford Graduate School of Business (Stanford GSB), he has actually contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to both schools; Knight provided the biggest contribution in history at the time to Stanford's school in 2006. He ran track under coach Bowerman at the University of Oregon, with whom he would co-found Nike.
Before Nike
Knight was born in Portland, Oregon, the child of attorney turned paper publisher William W. Knight, and his better half Lota (Hatfield) Knight. Knight grew up in the