Lina Maliha Khan[4] (born March 3, 1989) is a British-born American legal scholar who served from 2021 to 2025 as chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She is also a professor at Columbia Law School.

Lina M. Khan was Chair of the Federal Trade Commission from June 15, 2021 to January 20, 2025. Khan got her start in antitrust as a business reporter and researcher examining consolidation across markets, from airlines to chicken farming.

Dec 12, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will replace Khan with Andrew Ferguson, an FTC commissioner currently working under Khan.

Jun 15, 2021 · Lina M. Khan was sworn in today as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. President Biden named Khan, a Democrat, to a term on the Commission that expires September 25, 2024, and designated her as Chair. Khan was confirmed by …

Jan 20, 2025 · WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Lina Khan, who until Monday was an aggressive enforcer of antitrust law as the head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under former President Joe Biden, will resign ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Lina Khan, British-born American legal scholar who served as commissioner and chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2021. Nominated by President Joe Biden as one of five commissioners of the FTC, she was named chair of the commission following her Senate confirmation on June 15.

Sep 28, 2024 · Can Lina Khan Hold On? Ms. Khan’s term as the chair of the Federal Trade Commission ended Wednesday. In a wide-ranging interview, she discussed her aggressive approach to antitrust and...

May 5, 2024 · In the nearly three years since President Joe Biden appointed Lina Khan as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, the government agency has taken on some of America's largest corporations, filing lawsuits or taking other actions to challenge Big …

Oct 16, 2023 · When the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon last month in a landmark antitrust case, Lina Khan, chair of the FTC, described it as a “cutting-edge” lawsuit that captures...

Sep 22, 2024 · At the Federal Trade Commission, Chair Lina Khan’s mission is breaking illegal monopolies, blocking mergers that stifle competition, and protecting consumers.