the diaTribe Editors

Kelly Close

Editor-in-Chief

Kelly L. Close is Editor-in-Chief of "diaTribe", an e-newsletter for people eager to learn more about better managing diabetes. She is also Founder and Principal of Close Concerns, Inc., a consulting firm devoted to the business of diabetes.

Kelly's passion for the field comes from her extensive professional work as well as from her personal experience as a patient with type 1 diabetes for 20 years. Stemming from her work in the corporate and investment communities, Kelly is a recognized authority on diabetes and a frequent writer and speaker on the subject. In addition to her advisory work, Kelly also sits on the boards of dLife and the Children With Diabetes Foundation. She lives in San Francisco with her family.

James S. Hirsch

Senior Advisor

Senior Advisor James S. Hirsch is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author who has lived with type 1 diabetes for twenty-five years. He is a former reporter for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and also the author of "Cheating Destiny: Living With Diabetes, America's Biggest Epidemic" - a personal and journalistic account of diabetes today, how it is treated, the sky-rocketing impact on society, and the hope for a cure. He lives in the Boston area with his wife, Sheryl, and their children, Amanda and Garrett.

Eric Chang

Managing Editor

Eric Chang became a member of diaTribe in 2009 after graduating from Pomona College summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in neuroscience. At Pomona, he received the Rena Gurley Archibald Prize, presented to the highest ranked student in the class of over 450 students. He spent the early years of his university life in the laboratory and clinic, investigating the therapeutic potential of homing endonucleases with Dr. Lenny Seligman at Pomona and volunteering at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. Following a semester abroad in Beijing and Inner Mongolia, he developed a passion for holistic approaches to healthcare. This interest translated into his senior thesis research in which he examined the neuroprotective effects of Panax ginseng and its constituent active compounds.