Gurden Edwards has been director of public relations for the American Bankers Association since 1922, and secretary of its Economic Policy Commission since 1928. Following his graduation from the University of California he served as a reporter for several New York papers and the Associated Press; assisted press bureaus of Liberty Loan organizations during the war; and in 1919 became manager of the service department of the National Bank of Commerce in New York. In addition to contributing many articles to financial and general publications, he has supervised the preparation and publication of numerous research studies in the field of banking.