Mamdani throws business leaders a curveball: Tapping antitrust crusader Lina Khan
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed former FTC Chair Lina Khan to lead the board of the city's Economic Development Corporation. The move is intended to align the city's business development efforts with the mayor's affordability and consumer-protection agenda.
Why it matters
The appointment of a prominent antitrust advocate to a city economic role signals a potential shift in how municipal governments approach corporate partnerships and urban development.
Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan will head the board of directors for NYC's Economic Development Corporation. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images Longtime Mamdani ally Lina Khan will head the board of directors for NYC economic development. McKinsey partner and former public servant, Anthony Shorris, will take on the president role. The mayor hopes to marry his affordability goals with ongoing business development in the city. Zohran Mamdani has tapped Lina Khan — a longtime ally and co-chair of his mayoral campaign — to lead the board of directors for New York City's Economic Development Corporation. The mayor announced Khan's role in the City Hall Rotunda on Wednesday morning. McKinsey partner Anthony Shorris will join her as president and CEO of the EDC. Mamdani called the pair "a dream team" — a move he hopes is good news for both business growth and his affordability agenda.
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