Ed Colligan
Ed Colligan | |
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| Born | March 4, 1961 |
| Occupation(s) | Technology executive, investor |
| Known for | Former president and CEO of Palm, Inc. |
Edward "Ed" Colligan (born March 4, 1961) is a former president and chief executive officer of Palm, Inc., which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2010. Currently, he focuses on investing in emerging businesses, participates on corporate boards, and provides guidance to startup companies.
Prior to the 2003 merger between Palm and Handspring, Colligan held the positions of president and chief operating officer at Handspring. Earlier in his career at Palm, he directed the marketing efforts responsible for introducing the Palm series of PDAs and smartphones. Additionally, he was vice president of strategic and product marketing at Radius Corporation. Colligan obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oregon in 1983.
In March 2022, Colligan took on the role of Head of Americas at Low Carbon, a renewable energy asset management firm founded by Roy Bedlow, who previously worked with him at Palm.
Together with his wife Bobbi Burns, Colligan co-established Central Coast Angels (CCA), an angel investment network that supports early-stage innovative enterprises in California's Central Coast area. His brother, John "Bud" Colligan, was a co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Macromedia.