John Kingston III (born October 23, 1965) is an American attorney, investor, and political activist based in Boston.

In 2002, he became general counsel, responsible for legal, regulatory, compliance, and corporate governance functions, as well as oversight of risk management and controls.

[5] Kingston serves on the boards of the Pioneer Institute, the Veritas Forum, the Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education, and Beliefnet.

In 2016, Kingston launched the non-partisan initiative Better for America, a presidential ballot access program to ensure a pathway for an independent candidate to run for President of the United States in 2016.

[citation needed] On October 25, 2017, Kingston announced his candidacy as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Elizabeth Warren of the Democratic Party.