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    Phil Knight
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    Phil Knight

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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

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSummary Station
    Release dateMay 20, 2017
    ISBN9781370996506
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      Phil Knight - World Watch Media

      Phil Knight

      The Story of The Businessman Who Created Nike

      By World Watch Media

      Copyright © 2016 by World Watch Media

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof

      may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever

      without the express written permission of the publisher

      except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Printed in the United States of America

      First Printing, 2016

      Smashwords Edition

      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

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