Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 11, 2001
ED COLLIGAN is Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing of
Handspring, Inc.. He joined Handspring to lead the development and
marketing efforts for a new generation of handheld computers. As the
Vice President of Marketing for Palm Computing, Mr. Colligan worked with
Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky to lead the product marketing and
marketing communications efforts for Palm, including the successful
positioning, launch, and marketing of the popular Palm product family.
Prior to Palm, Mr. Colligan was Vice President of Strategic and Product
Marketing at Radius Corporation. During his eight years there, Mr.
Colligan helped make Radius the brand leader in Macintosh graphics,
graphic imaging, and hardware development. Mr. Colligan's multiple
successes have earned him several marketing industry accolades.
Marketing Computers Magazine named him the 1997 Marketer of the Year,
and Advertising Age named him one of the Top 100 Marketers of 1997, an
award that spanned all product categories. He holds a BA from the
University of Oregon. Profile
Handspring, Inc.?
Mr. Colligan: Handspring was founded in July of 1998 by Donna Dubinsky,
Jeff Hawkins and myself, to create a
