Edward W. Carter (June 29, 1911 – April 25, 1996) was an American businessman, philanthropist and art collector.

He served as the president of Broadway Stores and chair of the University of California Board of Regents, and was the owner of the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden.

[1][2][3][4] His father died when he was nine years old, and he moved to Los Angeles, California shortly after with his mother, Rose Price Carter, and sister, Ruth.

[2][3] He served on the boards of directors of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, the California Retailers Association, the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Northrop Aircraft Corp. and the California Bank.

[2] He remarried to Hannah Carter, who competed on the United States Ski Team in the 1936 Summer Olympics.