Lina M. Khan

Lina M. Khan is a legal scholar and public official known for her work in antitrust law and competition policy. Appointed as the chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2021, she advocates for strong regulation of big tech companies to promote fair competition and protect consumers. Khan gained recognition for her influential 2017 essay, "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox," which argued that traditional antitrust frameworks are inadequate for addressing the dominance of large digital platforms. Her approach emphasizes the need to reconsider how markets function in the modern economy, particularly in relation to monopolies and corporate power.