Scientific Learning, a provider of technologies for accelerated learning, has appointed Chris Brookhart as general counsel, corporate secretary and senior vice president. Brookhart assumes this position from Linda Carloni, who retired July 26.

Prior to joining the company, Brookhart served as associate general counsel at Ancestry.com, a subscription-based software-as-a-service and content-internet company. Previously, he served as senior corporate counsel at Novell, an enterprise software company; as a senior transaction attorney at Honeywell Aerospace; and as a corporate associate at law firm Dow, Lohnes & Albertson.