Brain game maker Lumos Labs gets a different brain in new CEO Steve Berkowitz

Brain game maker Lumos Labs is getting a different brain today with the appointment of new CEO Steve Berkowitz, who has been known for taking companies to the next level and selling them for a lot of money.

Steve Berkowitz, CEO of Lumos Labs.
Steve Berkowitz, CEO of Lumos Labs.

Berkowitz succeeds Kunal Sarkar, cofounder and newly appointed chairman of the board. They will work together on the company’s leadership, strategy, and long-term vision. The appointment comes as Lumos Labs’ Lumosity brain-training games reach a new height. More than 70 million players have used the product, which helps sharpen your brain by giving you mental challenges.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.