Travis Knight is an American animator, director and producer. He is the son of Phil Knight, the founder and chairman of Nike, Inc. Travis is the current president and CEO of LAIKA, Inc., a production company. He began his career by joining Will Vinton Studios, first as an intern. He worked as a stop-motion animator, working on the Emmy Award-winning television series "The PJs",as well as the animated series "Gary & Mike" on UPN. He animated numerous television commercials and promo spots, including the NFL campaign on Fox. Knight served as Vice President of Animation and as Lead Animator on Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012) and The Boxtrolls (2014).