# Kunal Sarkar

> Kunal Sarkar is the co-founder and former CEO of Lumos Labs, the company behind Lumosity. A Princeton economics graduate with earlier experience at Disney and in private equity, he led the business during its expansion into mobile and international markets, became chairman in 2015, and later took on advisory work, a BDIT Engineering partnership, and a co-founder role at Better Ed.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Better Ed Co; Advisor and Partner at BDIT Engineering
- **Organizations:** Lumos Labs (Lumosity), Better Ed Co (Pixical), BDIT Engineering, American Infrastructure MLP Fund (AIMLP), McCown De Leeuw & Co., The Walt Disney Company
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics; certificate in Finance; magna cum laude, Princeton University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Lumos Labs and led Lumosity’s expansion into web subscriptions and mobile games., Lumosity ranked No. 403 on the 2013 Inc. 5000, with $23.7 million in 2012 revenue., Lumosity’s registered audience was reported as 50 million in December 2013 and more than 70 million at the 2015 CEO transition.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Graduated from Princeton University; early career included strategic planning and development at Disney.
- **2002-2006** — Worked as Vice President at McCown De Leeuw & Co., according to career listings; also co-founded AIMLP before Lumosity.
- **2005** — Co-founded Lumos Labs with Michael Scanlon and David Drescher.
- **2007** — Lumosity.com launched.
- **2010** — Lumosity launched its first mobile app.
- **2012** — Lumosity announced $31.5 million in Series D financing led by Discovery Communications.
- **2013** — Lumosity rebuilt its mobile app; by December, its registered audience was reported as 50 million.
- **2015** — Steve Berkowitz succeeded Sarkar as CEO in November; Sarkar became chairman.
- **2016** — Lumos Labs agreed to pay $2 million to settle FTC deceptive advertising charges. Sarkar was an individual defendant.
- **2018** — BDIT Engineering announced a partnership with Sarkar and a San Francisco office in August.
- **2022** — Professional career listing dates his Better Ed co-founder role to January 2022; his LinkedIn currently lists Better Ed.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Lumos Labs and led Lumosity’s expansion into web subscriptions and mobile games.
- Lumosity ranked No. 403 on the 2013 Inc. 5000, with $23.7 million in 2012 revenue.
- Lumosity’s registered audience was reported as 50 million in December 2013 and more than 70 million at the 2015 CEO transition.
- Co-founded the private equity fund AIMLP before Lumosity.
- Graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research check: public LinkedIn lists Better Ed Co; BDIT’s leadership page lists Sarkar as Advisor and Partner. These are current public listings, not newly dated announcements.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksarkar

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Last updated: 2026-10-11