We could see that he was a charismatic guy who jumps over the moon and is very competitive, but nobody could have predicted what he would become to our culture.

In 2006 Phil Knight donated $105 million to the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Perez was in turn replaced by Mark Parker in 2006.

and previously served as the chief executive officer of Nike. A native of Oregon he is the co-founder and chairman of Nike Inc. Philip Hampson "Phil" Knight (born February 24 1938) is an American business magnate and philanthropist.