Founders
Phil Knight
nickname: the Shoe dog
Born: February 24, 1938 (age 82 years) Portland, Oregon, United States
Net worth:Net worth: 37.7 billion USD (2020)
Philip Hampson Knight, is an American business magnate and philanthropist. A native of Oregon, he is the co-founder and current chairman emeritus of Nike.
Bill Bowerman
Not a track coach but a professor of competitive response
Born: February 19, 1911, Portland, Oregon, United States
Died: December 24, 1999, Fossil, Oregon, United States
William Jay "Bill" Bowerman was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub-4 minute milers.
Key members
Jeff Johnson
nickname: full time employee number one
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Jeff Johnson, Nike's first official employee, is notable for many long-lasting efforts.In January of 1967, Johnson opened a running specialty store, Blue Ribbon Sports (Nike's original name) at 3107 Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, California.
Robert Woodell
nickname: a great administrator of the group
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Bob Woodell was one of Phil Knight’s early hires at Nike, just a few years after starting the company. A former runner, he was paralyzed from the waist down after an accident. Phil likes that Bob therefore has a chip on his shoulder and is eager to prove himself.
Delbert Hayes
nickname: a person who made accounting an art
1935 - 2018
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Hayes served as Nike’s executive vice president from 1980 until his retirement in 1995. He continued to serve on Nike’s Board of Directors until 2005.
Rob Strasser
nickname: deal-making wizard
1947-1993
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