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My Take
Lina Khan is one of the most consequential legal minds of her generation, and I find her trajectory genuinely striking. She wrote Amazon's Antitrust Paradox as a Yale law student in 2017, and that single essay reframed how an entire field thinks about big tech and competition. Then she went from writing the theory to wielding it as chair of the Federal Trade Commission from 2021 to 2025, one of the youngest people ever to hold the role. To me that's rare: an academic idea that actually moved into power and policy. Whatever one thinks of her approach, she clearly forced the antitrust conversation to evolve.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lina M. Khan
- Name (Japanese)
- リナ・カーン
- Reading
- りな・かーん
- Born
- March 3, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- lawyer / legal scholar
2. Background
- High school
- Mamaroneck High School
- University
- Yale University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.linamkhan.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/linakhanFTC
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
Frequently asked questions
When was Lina M. Khan born?
Born March 3, 1989 (age 37).
Where is Lina M. Khan from?
Lina M. Khan is from London, United Kingdom.
What does Lina M. Khan do?
Lina M. Khan works as lawyer, legal scholar.
What is Lina M. Khan known for?
Notable works include Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.