The Big Tech Revival: Lina Khan's Unlikely Comeback Zohran Mamdani, New York City's mayor, has appointed Lina Khan as chair of the city's Economic Development Corporation (EDC), a move that has raised eyebrows given her past as head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
There, she famously took on tech giants Amazon, Meta, and Google. Khan's antitrust crusade may have been seen as a nuisance by corporate America, but in New York City, it could be a game changer.
She will oversee the urban business landscape that Big Tech seeks to dominate, alongside Anthony Shorris, a seasoned public servant and McKinsey veteran.