John L. Brooks III

John L. Brooks III is President and Chief Executive Officer of Joslin Diabetes Center.

“I feel very passionately that Joslin has a singular ability to ultimately change the landscape of diabetes,” says Brooks. “With the diabetes pandemic that is exploding across the world, Joslin's excellence in research, clinical care, education and awareness is even more essential than ever. We have never been more focused in advancing this institution so we can continue to provide the right solutions in all aspects of diabetes.”

A well-known life sciences executive, Brooks assumed the President and Chief Executive Officer responsibilities in March 2011, leaving the role of Chairman of the Joslin Board of Trustees that he had assumed the previous year.

Previously, Brooks co-founded three life sciences companies including Insulet, which offers an insulin-pump system for people with type 1 diabetes. He has been principal of Healthcare Capital Consulting LLC, which advises early-stage life sciences companies, and a founder of Prism VentureWorks, which raised more than $1.25 billion in capital. Brooks also has been Chief Executive Officer of Reflectance Medical, which offers technology for non-invasive monitoring of critically ill patients.

A native of Massachusetts, he holds an M.S. in Business and a B.B.A. cum laude from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.