Edward Daryl Irons (August 29, 1923 – January 17, 2022) was an American economist who was professor and dean emeritus at Clark Atlanta University. He was founding dean of Howard University's School of Business, and organizer and first president of Riverside National Bank, in Houston Texas, which was, in 1964, the first bank with a charter given to Black Americans in 40 years. He was also an early president of the National Economic Association.