[3] He received two degrees in electrical engineering from Rice University and worked in computer research in Austin,[4] where he met his future wife, Tricia, at an Episcopal church.
While at TSM in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, Tighe worked with Rock the World Youth Mission Alliance.
In 2013, as president of the Young Anglicans Project, then-Archbishop Robert Duncan asked Tighe and his team to develop resources for connecting with youth in the ACNA.
[5] He also founded La Frontera Youth Ministry Education in El Paso.
He was consecrated at the Church of St. Clement in El Paso by Archbishop Foley Beach on March 6, 2021.