Lina Khan
Chair, Federal Trade Commission
Lina M. Khan was born in March 1989 in London, England. Her family moved to the U.S. when she was 11 years old. She earned an undergraduate degree from Williams College and received a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. She worked at the New America Foundation during her years as a student.
Khan served as legal director for the Open Markets Institute, a spin-off from New America. She joined Columbia Law School as an academic fellow and later joined the school’s faculty as an Associate Professor of Law.
Khan worked as a Legal Fellow at the Federal Trade Commission, then served as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
She was nominated by President Joe Biden to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate and she assumed office in June 2021. President Biden then appointed her chair of the FTC.
Khan is married to Dr. Shah Ali, a cardiologist.
In the News…
A new policy statement issued by the Federal Trade Commission renews the commitment of the agency to exercise “full legal authority against companies that use unfair tactics to gain an advantage instead of competing on the merits.“
“When Congress created the FTC, it clearly commanded us to crack down on unfair methods of competition,” said Chair Lina Khan. “Enforcers have to use discretion, but that doesn’t give us the right to ignore a central part of our mandate. Today’s policy statement reactivates Section 5 and puts us on track to faithfully enforce the law as Congress designed.”
The new policy statement, approved by the majority of the commissioners, will put businesses on notice regarding fair and legal competition. Over a dozen Supreme Court opinions in recent years have reinforced their determination to increase the regulation of fair competition.
Contact this Leader…
Did you pray for Chairwoman Khan today? You can let her know at:
The Honorable Lina Khan, Chair
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20580
