Ed Colligan

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Ed Colligan
Born (1961-03-04) March 4, 1961 (age 64)
EducationPolitical science
Alma mater University of Oregon
Known forFormer president and CEO of Palm, Inc.

Edward "Ed" Colligan (born March 4, 1961) is a former president and CEO of Palm, Inc. which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2010. [1] Colligan now is a small business investor, serves on a number of boards, and advises start-up companies. [2]

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Education and career

Colligan graduated in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oregon. [3] Earlier in his career, he served as vice president of strategic and product marketing for Radius Corporation. [4]

Colligan was president and COO of Handspring prior to the Palm/Handspring merger in 2003. [5] Before Handspring, he led the marketing campaign at Palm, Inc. that launched the Palm family of PDAs and smartphones. [6]

In March 2022, Colligan joined the renewable energy asset management company Low Carbon as Head of Americas. [7] Colligan also joined the board of directors. [7]

Personal life

Colligan and his wife/partner Bobbi Burns are co-founders of Central Coast Angels (CCA), an angel group providing early-stage financing to innovative companies located in the California Central Coast region. [8] [9] Colligan's eldest brother John "Bud" Colligan was a co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Macromedia. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ Vance, Ashlee; Wortham, Jenna (2010-04-28). "H.P. to Pay $1.2 Billion for Palm". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  2. ↑ LA Times: June 11, 2009
  3. ↑ "Grab Gag, University of Oregon" . Retrieved 2020-12-21. [4]]
  4. ↑ "ITLG: Ed Colligan". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Ed Colligan". CHM. 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  6. ↑ "Ed Colligan: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  7. 1 2 Kerencheva, Emanuela (2022-03-21). "Renewable Energy Investor Low Carbon Taps Tech Veteran Ed Colligan to Support Americas Expansion". ESG Today. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  8. ↑ "The sweet story of Inboard's love affair with Santa Cruz". 26 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Contributors". issuu.com.
  10. ↑ "John Colligan Obituary (2005) - Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Sentinel". Legacy.com .
  11. ↑ "Dolores Colligan Obituary (1926 - 2019) - Montara, CA - Santa Cruz Sentinel". Legacy.com .


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