Edward M. Esber, Jr. (born 1952) is semi-retired in Park City, Utah. He supports state economic development, law enforcement initiatives, and the Silicon Slopes entrepreneurial community.

As a PC industry veteran, he pioneered the marketing and distribution of personal computer productivity software. Afterwards, he did seminal work on the integration of computers and multimedia; the integration of computers, toys and learning; the integration of computers, communication and telephony; the mobilization of email and internet access and personal computer mobility. As an active board member and/or executive, he was involved in one of the first computer games company, the first hardcard, one of the first disk drive companies, the first one pound MS-DOS computer, the first Tablet PC, the first DVR and the first MP3 player.

Esber is also recognized for his role in transitioning software from a technical novelty to a commercial industry, promoting user-friendly applications that made PCs accessible to broader audiences.

Esber graduated with a BS computer engineering degree from Case Institute of Technology in 1974. He later earned a MS in electrical engineering from Syracuse University while working with IBM in 1976. He then went on to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School, in 1978.

Esber was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the oldest of eight children.

At CWRU he developed a Fortran simulation called IMPS (Industrial Marketing Plan Simulation).

He worked as an engineer/programmer in IBM's System Product Division and in product marketing at Texas Instruments Personal Computer and Consumer Products Division.

At IBM, he designed a floating-point processor for the UC.5 controller. He also introduced IBM engineers to third-party microprocessors from Intel and Motorola, which led to the development and introduction of the IBM PC. While at Harvard Business School, worked on a consulting project entitled H.E.R.M.S. (Home Energy Management System) exploring residential energy management.