| Vincent Stewart | |
| Office: | Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency |
| President: | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Term Start: | January 23, 2015 |
| Term End: | October 3, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | David Shedd (acting) |
| Successor: | Robert P. Ashley Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Death Place: | Aldie, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Education: | Western Illinois University (BA) |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Serviceyears: | 1981–2019 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | Defense Intelligence Agency Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division |
| Mawards: | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal (2) Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3) Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal |
Vincent Raymond Stewart (May 11, 1958 – April 28, 2023) was a Jamaican-born American lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps who served as Deputy Commander at United States Cyber Command.[1] He previously served as the 20th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). LtGen Stewart, who held that post from January 23, 2015 through October 3, 2017, was the first African American, first Jamaican American and first Marine to hold the position of Director of the DIA.[2] LtGen Stewart was the 2023 William Oliver Baker Award Recipient presented by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. [3]
Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on May 11, 1958. He attended Kingston College before immigrating to the United States in 1971 at age 13.[4] [5] He received his undergraduate degree in history in 1981 from Western Illinois University and was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps that same year.[6]
After earning his commission, he attended The Basic School (TBS) in Quantico, Virginia, from 1981 to 1982 and was selected to become an Armor Officer. Upon graduation from this training, he was sent to the Armor Officer School in Fort Knox. He then received orders as a Platoon Leader to 1st Tank Battalion at Las Flores, 41 Area, Camp Pendleton, California. In 1984, he became the Executive Officer of Headquarters Company, 1st Tank Battalion.
Stewart earned master's degrees in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in 1995 and in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University in 2002.[7] On 23 January 2015, he left his position as the head of the Marine Force's Cyber Command to become the director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, shortly before which he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.[4]
LtGen Stewart retired from the U.S. Marine Corps at the Marine Barracks Washington on April 5, 2019.
Stewart was married with five children.[5] He died on April 28, 2023, at the age of 64.[8]
In 2020, Stewart was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award[9]
Lieutenant General Stewart's decorations and medals include:
Lieutenant General Stewart's international decorations and awards include:[7]