Nike’s Jordan brand chairman hid his criminal past for 40 years. Now he wants CHROs to consider second chances

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Larry Miller, chairman of the Jordan brand at Nike and former president of the NBA Portland Trail Blazers, faced a pivotal moment early in his career that made him consider giving up after coming so far.

Miller was being considered for a role at a then-Big Eight public accounting firm Arthur Andersen, and had gone through several interviews. Finally, Miller decided he would tell the hiring manager his secret: He had spent time in a juvenile correction center as...