Edward Lewis

Co-Founder, Essence Magazine

Edward Lewis is the co-founder of Essence magazine and chairman and publisher emeritus of Essence Communications Inc., which is one of the largest African-American owned communications companies in the United States. For 35 years, he led the strategic direction of Essence and built it into the multi-media leader that it has become today. A frequent speaker at universities and business schools across the country, he is also the current chairman of Latina Media Ventures and former chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America. Mr. Lewis received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of New Mexico.