Former Nike and eBay CEO John Donahoe has been named as Stanford's athletic director after school officials viewed him as a "unicorn candidate" because of his business ties and history at the school.

Stanford has hired former Nike CEO John Donahoe as its new athletic director, marking a shift from a more traditional hire to ...

Stanford tapped veteran executive John Donahoe, former Nike CEO and longtime supporter, to succeed Bernard Muir as athletic ...

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

Stanford has officially announced the hiring of former Nike CEO and Stanford Graduate School of Business alum (’86) John ...

Nearly a year after leaving the top job at Nike, former Swoosh chief executive officer John Donahoe has joined Stanford ...

STANFORD, Calif. — Former Nike CEO John Donahoe has been hired as athletic director at Stanford. A person familiar with the ...

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

Stanford University has hired a new athletic director, tapping school alum and former Nike CEO John Donahoe for the high-profile role, the university announced on Thursday, Aug. 1. In his new role, ...

Stanford is naming former Nike CEO John Donahoe its next athletic director, according to a Thursday evening report from Pete Thamel and Seth Wickersham of ESPN.

Stanford late Thursday named former Nike CEO John Donahoe its next athletic director, a seemingly unlikely hire, but one the ...

Stanford's new athletic director has taken quite a unique path to his job. The school announced the hiring of former Nike CEO ...