Former Nike CEO John Donahoe will take over as the athletic director at Stanford, where he earned his graduate degree.

Nike announced Thursday that John Donahoe will retire from his role as president and CEO, effective Oct. 13. Elliott Hill, a former president of consumer and marketplace at the company, will ...

An alum of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Donahoe will begin his role in September. This years 40 under 40 event ...

Stanford is set to hire former Nike CEO John Donahoe as the school's new athletic director, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Donahoe, 65, worked at Nike from 2020-24 and had been on the company’s board of directors since 2014. Prior to that, he was the CEO at ServiceNow, a global software company, and eBay.

As Donahoe took over the top spot at Nike in early 2020, the company touted the former Bain management consultant and eBay CEO's extensive tech industry chops and Silicon Valley touch.

Donahoe graduated from Stanford Business School and was CEO at Nike from 2020-24. Donahoe also served as the CEO of ServiceNow, a global software company, and as CEO of eBay.

Stanford's new athletic director has taken quite a unique path to his job. The school announced the hiring of former Nike CEO John Donahoe as its next athletic director Thursday. Donahoe joins ...

Nike co-founder and fellow Stanford alum Phil Knight said in a statement that “Stanford has made an excellent choice for its new athletic director in John Donahoe.” ...

Stanford’s next athletic director will be former Nike CEO and PayPal chairman John Donahoe, the university announced on Thursday night. The school had been without a permanent AD since February ...

Nike CEO John Donahoe poses for a photograph during a visit to Nike European Logistics Campus in Laakdal, June 7, 2023. Former Nike CEO John Donahoe has been hired as athletic director at Stanford.