# Ed Colligan

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

## Education and career

Colligan graduated in 1983 with a [bachelor's degree](/source/Bachelor's_degree) in [political science](/source/Political_science) from the [University of Oregon](/source/University_of_Oregon).[3] Earlier in his career, he served as vice president of strategic and product marketing for [Radius Corporation](/source/Radius_(hardware_company)).[4]

Colligan was president and COO of [Handspring](/source/Handspring_(company)) 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](/source/PalmPilot) of [PDAs](/source/Personal_digital_assistant) and [smartphones](/source/Smartphone).[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]

## 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](/source/Central_Coast_(California)).[10][11] Colligan's eldest brother [John "Bud" Colligan](/source/Bud_Colligan) was a co-founder, CEO, and chairman of [Macromedia](/source/Macromedia).[12][13]

## References

1. Vance, Ashlee & Wortham, Jenna (2010-04-28). ["H.P. to Pay $1.2 Billion for Palm"](https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/technology/29palm.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2022-01-13.

1. [LA Times: June 11, 2009](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-11-fi-palm11-story.html)

1. ["Grab Gag, University of Oregon"](https://cascade.uoregon.edu/spring2014/features/grab-bag/). Retrieved 2020-12-21. [4]]

1. ["ITLG: Ed Colligan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222608/https://www.itlg.org/advisory/ed-colligan.php). Archived from [the original](https://www.itlg.org/advisory/ed-colligan.php) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

1. ["Ed Colligan"](https://computerhistory.org/profile/ed-colligan/). *CHM*. 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2025-10-30.

1. ["PalmOne names Colligan president | RCR Wireless News"](https://www.rcrwireless.com/20040616/archived-articles/palmone-names-colligan-president). 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2025-12-04.

1. ["Handspring promotes COO"](https://www.zdnet.com/article/handspring-promotes-coo/). *ZDNET*. Retrieved 2025-12-04.

1. ["Ed Colligan: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg"](http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=130369251&privcapId=137352432). *www.bloomberg.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170111143035/http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=130369251&privcapId=137352432) 2017-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-11-09.

1. Kerencheva, Emanuela (2022-03-21). ["Renewable Energy Investor Low Carbon Taps Tech Veteran Ed Colligan to Support Americas Expansion"](https://www.esgtoday.com/renewable-energy-investor-low-carbon-taps-tech-veteran-ed-colligan-to-support-americas-expansion/). *ESG Today*. Retrieved 2025-10-30.

1. ["The sweet story of Inboard's love affair with Santa Cruz"](https://www.santacruztechbeat.com/2016/02/25/inboard-loves-santa-cruz/). 26 February 2016.

1. ["Contributors"](https://issuu.com/santacruzmah/docs/mah_2020_annual_report_r6issu/s/10918469). *issuu.com*

1. ["John Colligan Obituary (2005) - Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Sentinel"](https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/santacruzsentinel/name/john-colligan-obituary?id=26366630). *[Legacy.com](/source/Legacy.com)*

1. ["Dolores Colligan Obituary (1926 - 2019) - Montara, CA - Santa Cruz Sentinel"](https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/santacruzsentinel/name/dolores-colligan-obituary?id=8839787). *[Legacy.com](/source/Legacy.com)*

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