Edward Lewis (born May 15, 1940) is an American business executive and former magazine publisher.
[2][3] He was the first black chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America.
[2] His memoir, The Man From Essence: Creating a Magazine for Black Women, was co-authored by Audrey Edwards and published in 2014.
[2] He was awarded a football scholarship to University of New Mexico, where he completed both a bachelor's and a master's degree.
[5] On February 9, 1991, Lewis married speech pathologist Carolyn Wright from Los Angeles.