Lina Khan — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2021 to 2025
Became the youngest FTC chair ever in June 2021
Associate Professor at Columbia Law School
Authored the influential essay "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox" (2017), which reframed monopoly law
Graduated from Yale Law School with a Juris Doctor degree in 2017
Engaged in anti-monopoly research at the New America Foundation from 2010 to 2014

Biography

Lina Khan is an American legal scholar who served as the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2021 to 2025. Nominated by President Joe Biden in March 2021, she became the youngest FTC chair ever upon her confirmation in June 2021. Khan is also an associate professor at Columbia Law School and gained prominence for her work in antitrust and competition law, particularly through her essay "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox.