Sterling Gray Van Wagenen (born July 2, 1947) is an American film and stage producer, writer, director, and convicted sex offender. He is a co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, and, in association with former brother-in-law Robert Redford, he was the founding executive director of the Sundance Institute. In 2019, Van Wagenen was convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to six years to life in prison.