Cathy Stocker
About Cathy Stocker
Cathy Stocker is an Innovation Entrepreneur at General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network, specializing in open innovation and new product development.
Title
Cathy Stocker is an Innovation Entrepreneur within the General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network (G-WIN).
Company
Cathy Stocker is an integral part of the General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network (G-WIN), which aims to accelerate innovation by leveraging externally sourced technologies, ingredients, and products. G-WIN focuses on identifying open innovation opportunities that meet unmet consumer needs and have technical feasibility.
Education and Expertise
Cathy Stocker holds a Master of Science from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science from Penn State University. Her academic background provides a robust foundation in science, which she applies in her work with innovation and open innovation at General Mills.
Professional Background
Prior to her role at General Mills, Cathy Stocker worked in the Greater Minneapolis–St. Paul area. Her career focuses on developing new product innovations and encouraging global contributions from scientists, researchers, engineers, inventors, and entrepreneurs to solve General Mills' technical challenges.
Specializations
Cathy Stocker specializes in Innovation, Open Innovation, Connected Innovation, New Product Development, and Collaboration. She focuses on innovations that can be applied quickly or have the potential to be game-changing for the food industry.