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Thomas Tighe is the president and chief executive officer of Direct Relief, [1] a non-profit organization that provides emergency medical assistance and disaster relief in the United States and internationally. Before joining Direct Relief in October 2000, Tighe spent five years as chief of staff and chief operating officer of the Peace Corps.
Thomas Tighe has served as President and CEO of Direct Relief, a nonprofit humanitarian medical organization, since October 2000. Since Tighe’s arrival, the organization has provided cash grants of more than $170 million and furnished more than $9 billion in essential medicines, equipment, and supplies to support health services for low ...
The organization is headed by an independent board of directors and its president and CEO, Thomas Tighe. ... and donated 32 cartons of aid worth about $100K to ...
- $1.1B
- William D. Zimdin, Dezso Karczag
- Santa Barbara, California, US, August 23, 1948
- Thomas Tighe, president and CEO, John Romo, chairman of the board of directors
Thomas Tighe has served as President and CEO of Direct Relief, a nonprofit humanitarian medical organization, since October 2000. Direct Relief, established in Santa Barbara in 1948 and funded entirely with private support, provides medical material assistance to locally run health programs around the world and in the U.S. Since Tighe’s arrival,
- Male
- Direct Relief
- Santa Barbara, California
A 1982 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Thomas received a J.D. in 1985 from the University of California, Hastings College of Law and an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in May 2003. He served as a Peace Corps Volunteer teacher in rural Thailand from 1986-88. Thomas, his wife and their four ...
Mary M. Dwyer, Ph.D. – President and CEO, IES Abroad; Stayce D. Harris – Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force, Retired; Jay McGonigle – Former Chair and CEO, Corporate Executive Board; Marla Salmon – ScD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Nursing, Public Health, Global Health & Public Affairs at the University of Washington
Thomas Tighe has served as President and CEO of Direct Relief, a nonprofit humanitarian medical organization. Direct Relief, established in 1948 and funded entirely with private support, provides medical assistance to locally run health programs around the world. Since Tighe’s arrival, the organization has furnished more than $4 billion in essential medicines, equipment, and supplies.
