Herbert Earle Gaston (August 20, 1881 – December 7, 1956) was an American newspaper editor who served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States from 1949 until his 1953.

The next year he edited the Fargo Courier-News before resuming work with the Nonpartisan League from 1918 to 1920.

[1] After a rift with the other members of the Minneapolis Star over Gaston's expose on gambling interests in the Twin Cities, he moved to New York City where he worked for the New York World, serving as night editor until the paper closed in 1931.

After leaving the State government, Gaston became secretary of the Federal Farm Board and deputy governor of the Farm Credit before being appointed special assistant to Morgenthau in November 1933, handling public relations.

[6] In 1949, he succeeded William McChesney Martin as bank president and chairman,[7] holding both posts until his retirement in 1953.