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Philip Hampson Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist 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. [1] As of December 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at $35.1 billion.
William W. Knight (February 8, 1909 – February 19, 1981) was an American lawyer, politician, and newspaper publisher. He lived, worked in, and raised a family with his wife, Lota Hatfield Knight, in Portland, Oregon. Their son, Phil Knight, a high school and college athlete, went on to co-found Nike.
Oregon: Phil Knight & Family, $48 billion. Knight founded and ran Nike for 52 years before retiring in 2016. Forbes says he’s pledged more than $500 million to his alma maters, the University of ...
It is owned by Nike co-founder Phil Knight and is located in Hillsboro, Oregon, part of the Portland metropolitan area. Knight's son, Travis Knight, acts as Laika's president and CEO. Laika previously had two divisions, Laika Entertainment for feature films and Laika/house for commercial content.
Phil Knight & Family. Source of wealth: Nike. Current net worth: $34.9 billion. Average annual growth rate: 8%. Estimated year of $1T valuation: 2030. RAJA T GUPTA/EPA-EFE / Shutterstock / RAJA T ...
The other gifts went to a family foundation and a racial-justice group. ... Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, made a $400 million pledge to the 1803 Fund. The commitment from the ...
Travis Andrew Knight (born September 13, 1973) [1] is an American animator, producer, director, actor, and former rapper. The son of the Nike co-founder Phil Knight, he has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the stop-motion animation studio Laika, and directed the films Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Bumblebee (2018), and the upcoming Wildwood (2025).
THAT’S A LOT OF SNEAKERS: Five years after donating $500 million to the University of Oregon, Nike’s former leader Phil Knight and his wife Penny have donated $500 million more for the second ...