John L. Brooks III is the Managing Director of Healthcare Capital LLC, which advises early-stage life sciences companies. Healthcare Capital specializes in enabling innovative solutions in obesity, pre-diabetes, and diabetes. Mr. Brooks is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Joslin Diabetes Center, a Boston based diabetes research, clinical care, and education organization.

Mr. Brooks is a well-known life sciences executive. He has co-founded seven life sciences companies, including Insulet (PODD), a disruptive insulin delivery company. He was a co-founder of Prism Venture Partners, a $1.25B venture capital firm.

Notably, Mr. Brooks is a board member of Hygieia, a medical device company commercializing proprietary technology to scale successful diabetes care and chairman of the board of Cellnovo, a medical technology company specializing in diabetes management.