Phil Knight

Biography

Phil Knight co-founded Blue Ribbon Sports with his former coach Bill Bowerman in 1964; it became Nike in 1971. He stepped down as chair in 2016.

Companies

• NikeRetailCo-founder and chair emeritus

Wealth history

Figures from different sources and dates are listed separately and never merged. Missing years are not estimated. Net worth figures are estimates published by the named source on the date shown. They change frequently and are not exact or permanent. Rankings are date-stamped snapshots.

Philanthropy

Documented giving

• Gifts to Stanford and the University of Oregon

  Major gifts including the Knight-Hennessy Scholars programme at Stanford and the Knight Campus at the University of Oregon.

  Source: Wikipedia

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