Ed Colligan

Edward "Ed" Colligan (born March 4, 1961) was president and CEO of Palm, Inc. Colligan now is a small business investor, serves on a number of boards, and advises start-up companies.[1]

Colligan was president and CEO 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. [2] Earlier in his career, he served as vice president of strategic and product marketing for Radius Corporation.[3]

He graduated in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oregon.[4] He was the first major technology industrialist reported to laugh about the upcoming iPhone product.[5]

References

  1. ↑ LA Times: June 11, 2009
  2. ↑ Bloomberg Business: Ed Colligan
  3. ↑ ITLG: Ed Colligan
  4. ↑ Cascade Magazine: Spring 2014
  5. ↑ Palm InfoCenter - November 20, 2006


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