FTC Chair Lina Khan Announces New Appointments in Agency Leadership Positions

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan announced several new additions to the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning:

• Olivier Sylvain will serve as Senior Advisor on Technology to the Chair. Sylvain joins the FTC from Fordham University where he has served as Professor of Law.
• John Kwoka will serve as Chief Economist to the Chair. Kwoka joins the FTC from Northeastern University where he is the Neal F Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Economics.
• Meredith Whittaker will serve as Senior Advisor on Artificial Intelligence to the Chair. Whittaker joins the FTC from NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering where she has served as Faculty Director of the AI Now Institute and the Minderoo Research Professor.
• Amba Kak will serve as a Senior Advisor on Artificial Intelligence. Kak joins the FTC from NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering where she has served as the Director of Global Policy at the AI Now Institute.
• Sarah Myers West will serve as an Advisor on Artificial Intelligence. Myers West joins the FTC from NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering where she has served as Research Scholar at the AI Now Institute.