Phil Knight

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Phil Knight is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of Nike, Inc.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
philanthropist
almaMater Stanford Graduate School of Business
University of Oregon
awardReceived Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (as contributor, via Nike)
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame induction
child Christina Knight
Matthew Knight
Travis Knight
coFounded Blue Ribbon Sports
Nike, Inc.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1938-02-24
donatedTo Oregon Health & Science University
Stanford University
University of Oregon
educatedAt Cleveland High School (Portland, Oregon)
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford University
University of Oregon
employer Nike, Inc.
endTime CEO of Nike, Inc.: 2004
Chairman of Nike, Inc.: 2016
familyName Knight
fullName Philip Hampson Knight
genre business memoir
givenName Philip
knownFor co-founding Nike, Inc.
memberOf Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
notableFor major philanthropy to Stanford University
major philanthropy to the University of Oregon
notableProject funding of the Matthew Knight Arena at the University of Oregon
notableWork Shoe Dog
occupation author
business executive
chairperson
placeOfBirth Portland, Oregon, United States
positionHeld CEO of Nike, Inc.
Chairman of Nike, Inc.
religion Christianity
residence La Quinta, California, United States
Oregon, United States
sport middle-distance running
sportsDisciplineCoachedOrManaged track and field (as a former middle-distance runner and team manager)
spouse Penny Knight
startTime CEO of Nike, Inc.: 1964
Chairman of Nike, Inc.: 1964


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