Joe Biden administration has appointed Lina Khan, a renowned legal scholar specializing in antitrust and competition law in the United States, to chair the Federal Trade Commission.
According to international reports, the latest decision elevates the 32-year-old Law professor at George Washington University to a powerful antitrust role in the US president’s administration, as lawmakers in Congress vow to crack down on anti-competitive behavior among the biggest tech groups.
Indeed, Khan's new appointment to posts of the head of the Federal Trade Commission is laudable.
This decision also came in line with the new objects of the U.S to establish a process of cooperation with many creative persons.
Notably, she was confirmed by the US Senate for a seat on the five-member commission. Her term will run until September 2024.
In his opening statement, Executive Director David B Robbins, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission and its staff, welcomed and congratulated Khan on her new appointment as Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission.
It is worth mentioning that Khan’s 2017 paper “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox” took aim at the corporation’s growing power, particularly its role as both logistics provider and competitor to the millions of startups that use Amazon to sell goods.
Khan was born in London on March 3, 1989, to a family of Pakistani origin. She moved with them to the United States when she was 11 years old.
In 2010, she enrolled in Williams College, where she wrote her thesis on Hannah Arendt.
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