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Phil Knight

Nike
Beaverton, United States
Phil Knight co-founded Nike in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports, importing Tiger running shoes from Japan, before launching the Nike brand in 1971. He built Nike into the world's most valuable sportswear brand through legendary marketing partnerships, the "Just Do It" campaign, and the Jordan Brand. Knight's memoir Shoe Dog is widely regarded as one of the best business books ever written. A major philanthropist, he has donated billions to the University of Oregon and cancer research.
Sportswear / Consumer Brands

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Nike designs, manufactures, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories globally. The Nike brand, Jordan Brand, and Converse together make Nike the world's largest sportswear company by revenue.

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