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]
Colligan was president and COO of Handspring prior to the Palm/Handspring merger in 2003. Before Handspring, he led the marketing campaign at Palm, Inc. that launched the Palm family of PDAs and smartphones. [3] Earlier in his career, he served as vice president of strategic and product marketing for Radius Corporation. [4] He graduated in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oregon. [5]
In March 2022, Colligan joined the renewable energy asset management company Low Carbon as Head of Americas. [6]
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. [7] [8] [9] [10] Colligan's eldest brother John "Bud" Colligan was a co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Macromedia. [11] [12] [13] [14]
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]
Colligan was president and COO of Handspring prior to the Palm/Handspring merger in 2003. Before Handspring, he led the marketing campaign at Palm, Inc. that launched the Palm family of PDAs and smartphones. [3] Earlier in his career, he served as vice president of strategic and product marketing for Radius Corporation. [4] He graduated in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oregon. [5]
In March 2022, Colligan joined the renewable energy asset management company Low Carbon as Head of Americas. [6]
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. [7] [8] [9] [10] Colligan's eldest brother John "Bud" Colligan was a co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Macromedia. [11] [12] [13] [14]