Philip Knight

Founder at NIKE, INC.

Net worth: 1 888 M $ as of 31/05/2026

88 year

78 connections

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Founder of NIKE, Inc., Philip Hampson Knight is on the board of NIKE, Inc. (former Chairman). In the past he held the position of Assistant Professor at Portland State University. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon and an MBA from Stanford University.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
NIKE INC 9.18%	02/02/2026	28,001,279 ( 9.18% )	1 294 M $	31/05/2026
NIKE, INC. CLASS B 1.07%	11/02/2026	12,835,687 ( 1.07% )	593 M $	31/05/2026

Latest news about Philip Knight

14/10/25

Nike renames Oregon headquarters after co-founder Philip Knight

Philip Knight active positions

Companies	Position	Start
NIKE, INC.	Founder	25/01/1964
The Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and policy solutions	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Philip Knight

Companies	Position	End
Portland State University Portland State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	5
NIKE, Inc. NIKE, Inc. Apparel/FootwearConsumer Non-Durables Engages in design, development, marketing and selling of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories	Consumer Non-Durables
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and policy solutions	Commercial Services
Portland State University Portland State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Oregon University of Oregon Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services