Chief Robert M. Stewart Bio

Robert M. Stewart is the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) which Chief Robert M. Stewart includes service as the State Homeland Security Advisor. Chief Stewart has a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of South Carolina. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the FBI National Executive Institute. On May 11, 2007, Chief Stewart graduated with the first class of the Homeland Security Executive Leadership Program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He was one of five commissioners on the Congressional Commission for the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, chaired by Judge William Webster, which studied the role of federal law enforcement in the 21st century.
Chief Stewart’s home town is Cheraw, South Carolina, where he began his law enforcement career at the age of seventeen (17) as a cadet with the Cheraw Police Department. He worked his way through the ranks and at the age of twenty-nine (29), was named the Director of Public Safety. He joined SLED in 1975.
At various times during his career with SLED, Chief Stewart has specialized in white collar crimes, especially public corruption, and also served as a member of the SLED SWAT Team. He coordinated SLED’s joint investigations with federal law enforcement agencies while assigned to the U. S. Attorney’s Office. Chief Stewart has served as SLED Coordinator with the Presidential Drug Task Force, which tracked down and prosecuted drug smuggling “kingpins” from the Caribbean to Australia. Chief J. P. Strom promoted him to Deputy Director in January of 1987. Governor Carroll Campbell appointed him Chief in January 1988. Governor Jim Hodges re-appointed him Chief in January 2000. In 2003, Governor Mark Sanford signed Executive Order 2003-02, later made statutory law, directing SLED to be the operational authority and lead state agency in the counter-terrorism effort and designated Chief Stewart as his representative to the United States Office of Homeland Security. Through Chief Stewart’s guidance, over $100 million in federal homeland security grant funds has been distributed across the state of South Carolina. Governor Mark Sanford re-appointed him SLED Chief in January 2006. Under Chief Stewart’s leadership, SLED has been nationally accredited by the Commission on Law Enforcement Accreditation and The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors.
Chief Stewart’s life has been dedicated to the law enforcement community and the State of South Carolina.

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	Chief Robert M. Stewart

	Robert M. Stewart is the Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) which includes service as the State Homeland Security Advisor. Chief Stewart has a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of South Carolina. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the FBI National Executive Institute. On May 11, 2007, Chief Stewart graduated with the first class of the Homeland Security Executive Leadership Program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He was one of five commissioners on the Congressional Commission for the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, chaired by Judge William Webster, which studied the role of federal law enforcement in the 21st century. Chief Stewart’s home town is Cheraw, South Carolina, where he began his law enforcement career at the age of seventeen (17) as a cadet with the Cheraw Police Department. He worked his way through the ranks and at the age of twenty-nine (29), was named the Director of Public Safety. He joined SLED in 1975. At various times during his career with SLED, Chief Stewart has specialized in white collar crimes, especially public corruption, and also served as a member of the SLED SWAT Team. He coordinated SLED’s joint investigations with federal law enforcement agencies while assigned to the U. S. Attorney’s Office. Chief Stewart has served as SLED Coordinator with the Presidential Drug Task Force, which tracked down and prosecuted drug smuggling “kingpins” from the Caribbean to Australia. Chief J. P. Strom promoted him to Deputy Director in January of 1987. Governor Carroll Campbell appointed him Chief in January 1988. Governor Jim Hodges re-appointed him Chief in January 2000. In 2003, Governor Mark Sanford signed Executive Order 2003-02, later made statutory law, directing SLED to be the operational authority and lead state agency in the counter-terrorism effort and designated Chief Stewart as his representative to the United States Office of Homeland Security. Through Chief Stewart’s guidance, over $100 million in federal homeland security grant funds has been distributed across the state of South Carolina. Governor Mark Sanford re-appointed him SLED Chief in January 2006. Under Chief Stewart’s leadership, SLED has been nationally accredited by the Commission on Law Enforcement Accreditation and The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors. Chief Stewart’s life has been dedicated to the law enforcement community and the State of South Carolina. Click here to close and return