Lina Khan
Chair of the New York City Economic Development Corporation; Associate Professor at Columbia Law School
Lina Khan is a legal scholar and former chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission whose work examines competition, platform power and market concentration. Her scrutiny of major technology companies’ AI investments and partnerships connects antitrust policy directly to the structure of emerging AI markets.
Key arguments & positions
- Argues competition policy should examine how dominant technology companies use control over data, computing infrastructure and distribution to shape emerging AI markets.
- Has called for scrutiny of large technology companies' investments in and partnerships with AI developers when those arrangements may reduce competition without a conventional acquisition.
Accomplishments
- Served as chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from 2021 to 2025, where the agency opened inquiries into major technology companies' AI investments and partnerships.
- Associate professor at Columbia Law School and, since July 2026, chair of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
- Her 2017 Yale Law Journal article “Amazon's Antitrust Paradox” became an influential argument for rethinking how competition law addresses dominant digital platforms.
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