Philip Hampson Knight is an American billionaire business magnate who is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., a global sports equipment and apparel company. He was previously its chairman and CEO. As of December 2023, Forbes estimated his net worth at $45.0 billion. He is also the owner of the stop motion film production company Laika. Knight is a graduate of the University of Oregon and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was part of the track and field club under coach Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon with whom he would later co-found Nike.
Knight in 2010
Knight (second from right) running track in 1958
Exterior of Autzen Stadium, University of Oregon
Knight's personal hangar at Hillsboro Airport
Nike, Inc. is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$46 billion in its fiscal year 2022.
Headquarters near Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
Bill Bowerman (left) conversing with Phil Knight (second from left) and two other members of the Oregon track team, 1958
A Nike flagship store in Manhattan
1978–95