Esther L. George (born January 15, 1958, in Faucett, Missouri) is the former president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 2011 until 2023.

George is a native of Faucett, Missouri, U.S., and received a BSBA degree in Business Administration from Missouri Western State University and an MBA degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

She is a former chair of the Federal Reserve System's Community Banking Organizations Management Group.

[1] She was appointed to the Kansas City Fed President position on October 1, 2011.

[1][2] George was named the 2023 Harry S Truman Public Service Award Recipient,[3] an award established in 1974 by the city of Independence, which is presented annually to an American citizen who “typifies and possesses President Truman’s qualities of dedication, industry, ability, honesty and integrity.” [4]