Early Life
Kahn was born and grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father, Charles N. Kahn II, is a retired engineer and his mother, Felicia Kahn, is active in local and state politics. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in social and behavioral sciences from The Johns Hopkins University, and a Masters of Public Health degree from Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
After graduating Kahn completed an administrative residency with the Teaching Hospital Department of the Association of American Medical Colleges. He then served the Office of Financial Management Education at the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. Afterwards he served as a senior health policy advisor to former Senator David Durenberger (R-MN) and as legislative assistant for health to then-Senator Dan Quayle (R-IN).
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