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Ed Colligan
American businessman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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][6][7] Before Handspring, he led the marketing campaign at Palm, Inc. that launched the Palm family of PDAs and smartphones.[8]
In March 2022, Colligan joined the renewable energy asset management company Low Carbon as Head of Americas.[9] Colligan also joined the board of directors.[9]
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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.[10][11] Colligan's eldest brother John "Bud" Colligan was a co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Macromedia.[12][13]
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