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FTC Competition Chief Vedova to Retire, Opportunity for Khan
Holly Vedova, the top competition official at the US Federal Trade Commission, is retiring, giving Chair Lina Khan the opportunity to make a new choice of a key deputy as she pursues an ambitious antitrust course. Khan has taken a more aggressive approach to antitrust than many of her predecessors, particularly on mergers involving the tech giants. She herself named Vedova — a skilled FTC veteran who could hit the ground running — as the agency’s top competition staffer in June 2021. Now Vedova’s departure will give the chair a chance to name a new competition director in line with her evolving thinking.