Ed Colligan Explained

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]

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1. News: Vance. Ashlee. Ashlee Vance. Wortham. Jenna. 2010-04-28. H.P. to Pay $1.2 Billion for Palm. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-13. 0362-4331.
2. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-11-fi-palm11-story.html LA Times: June 11, 2009
3. https://www.bloomberg.com/Research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=130369251&privcapId=137352432 Bloomberg Business: Ed Colligan
4. Web site: ITLG: Ed Colligan . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222608/https://www.itlg.org/advisory/ed-colligan.php . 2016-03-04 . dead .
5. Web site: Low Carbon announces the appointment of ed Colligan as Head of Americas and member of the Board of Directors - 1 . 21 March 2022 .
6. https://www.centralcoastangels.com
7. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151216005368/en/Central-Coast-Angels-Makes-Substantial-Seed-Investment-into-Santa-Cruz-Start-up-Inboard-Technology
8. https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/2016/02/25/inboard-loves-santa-cruz/
9. https://issuu.com/santacruzmah/docs/mah_2020_annual_report_r6issu/s/10918469
10. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/santacruzsentinel/name/john-colligan-obituary?id=26366630
11. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82634514/john-borradaile-colligan
12. https://www.lcsun-news.com/obituaries/tnm019961
13. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/santacruzsentinel/name/dolores-colligan-obituary?id=8839787
14. Web site: Grab Gag, University of Oregon . 2020-12-21 . [4]]

    In March 2022, Colligan joined the renewable energy asset management company Low Carbon as Head of Americas. ^[5]

    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.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} Colligan's eldest brother John "Bud" Colligan was a co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Macromedia.^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

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