Phil Knight: International Tax Policy Handicaps New Business Innovation

Phil Knight, Chairman and Co-Founder, Nike: As the recession hits the world, tax policy gets more difficult. Any global company can maneuver around complex tax policy, but the American economy suffers.

On January 15, the Brookings Institution brought together a distinguished group of private and public sector leaders for a day-long series of panels addressing fiscal challenges, U.S. manufacturing and government performance. Brookings experts have released several new papers on these topics with recommendations focused on the first 100 days. For more on this event, visit: http://goo.gl/s34YP