The “Red Tie” Award

Lt. Gen. (Ret) Vince Stewart – Posthumously

NIP is honored to recognize Lieutenant General (Ret) Vincent Stewart (posthumously) as the 2026 Red Tie Award recipient. He was a great leader, friend, and human—his legacy lives on in the thousands he has trained, mentored and coached.

As a career intelligence officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, with over thirty years’ experience in national defense, cyber security, information technology development and customer support, he served around the globe in leadership positions for both the Marine Corps and the National Security Agency, specializing in signals intelligence and cyber operations. His General Officer assignments included serving as the Commander, Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command, Director of Intelligence for the U.S. Marine Corps, and 20th Director of DIA (23 January 2015 to 3 October 2017) before his final tour of duty as the Deputy Commander U.S. Cyber Command. He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 38 years on 5 April 2019.

LtGen Stewart earned masters’ degrees in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, Newport, R.I. and in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. Additionally, he completed executive development programs at Harvard University.

Among his awards and decorations are the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal; the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal.

Lt Gen Stewart passed away suddenly on 28 April 2023 at the age of 64. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, and five children.