Primary Job Title Owner Primary Organization Nike
Location Portland, Oregon, United States Regions West Coast, Western US Gender Male
Philip Knight, 75, a director since 1968, is Chairman of the Board of Directors of NIKE. Philip Knight is a co-founder of the Company and, except for the period from June 1983 through September 1984, served as its President from 1968 to 1990, and from June 2000 to 2004. Prior to 1968, Philip Knight was a certified public accountant with Price
Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand and was an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Portland State University. Philip Knight led NIKE from a small partnership founded on a handshake to the world’s largest footwear, apparel, and equipment company.