Jan E. Tighe

Jan Tighe was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and raised in Plantation, Florida. Tighe is a 1984 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned as a cryptologist. She studied Russian at the Defense Language Institute. She graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, in 2001 with a doctorate in electrical engineering and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics.

Tighe's previous tours include duty with Naval Security Group Activities in Florida, Virginia, Japan, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1 and Naval Information Warfare Activity. She also had staff assignments on the Headquarters of the Pacific Fleet, Naval Security Group, Naval Network Warfare Command; and served as executive assistant to Commander, United States Cyber Command. Tighe commanded more than 2,800 multi-service and multi-agency personnel at the National Security Agency/Central Security Service Hawaii in Kunia.

As a flag officer, Tighe served as commander, United States Fleet Cyber Command/Commander, United States Tenth Fleet; United States Cyber Command Deputy J3; Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) N2N6 director, Decision Superiority; Naval Postgraduate School interim president; and deputy commander, United States Fleet Cyber Command/United States Tenth Fleet.

In July 2016, Tighe assumed duties the deputy chief of naval operations for Information Warfare, and the 66th director of Naval Intelligence. Tighe retired from active duty in August 2018.

Tighe wears both the information warfare pin and Naval Aviation Observer wings, earned while deployed as an airborne special evaluator aboard VQ-1 EP-3E aircraft in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.

	Information Dominance Warfare Officer Badge
	Naval Aviation Observer Badge
	Command Ashore insignia

	Navy Distinguished Service Medal
	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with one gold award star
	Air Medal with bronze Strike/Flight numeral 1
	Navy Commendation Medal with three award stars
	Navy Achievement Medal
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Navy Unit Commendation
	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Southwest Asia Service Medal with three service stars
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
	Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon
	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
	Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal

Tighe is a member of the Acquisition Professionals Community and holds a Level III Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification in program management.