Stephen W. Sanger (born April 10, 1946) is a former chairman and chief executive officer of General Mills, former chairman of Wells Fargo, as well as a director of Target Corporation, and Pfizer.
Named president of General Mills in September 1993, he held this post until May 1995 when he became chairman and chief executive officer.
He was a director of Target Corporation and Wells Fargo & Company, and formerly served on the boards of Dayton Hudson Corporation, Donaldson Company, Grocery Manufacturers of America, and Minnesota Business Partnership.
Sanger is a board member of Catalyst, the Guthrie Theatre, and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, and a member of the Business Council and the US Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
Journalist Michael Moss, in the New York Times and the book “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us,” criticized Sanger for refusing to change the policies of General Mills due to health concerns.