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Philip H. Knight (born February 24, 1938 in Portland, Oregon) is an American billionaire and the co-founder and former CEO of Nike, Inc.. Knight is known for his monetary support of the University of Oregon, where he received his bachelor's degree in accounting in 1959. Knight received his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1962. In 2006, Phil Knight donated $105 million to Stanford GSB - at the time by far the largest donation to a business school in history. Knight ... provided monetary support to Cleveland High School (Portland, Oregon), the high school that he attended, for their new track, football field, and gymnasium.
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Born in Portland, Oregon, Philip H. Knight's involvement with a sporting goods company is not accidental. He has always loved running, was a miler in college and has participated in marathons since.
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Knight, a graduate and former track star for the University of Oregon, has a long history of philanthropy at the school, having donated $50 million for athletic and academic facilities in the past. But he changed his mind on an additional generous gift of $30 million after the school announced joining the Workers Rights Consortium, a group promoting workers rights in overseas factories.
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