Colligan graduated in 1983 with a
bachelor's degree in
political science from the
University of Oregon. Earlier in his career, he served as vice president of strategic and product marketing for
Radius Corporation. 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. In March 2022, Colligan joined the renewable energy asset management company Low Carbon as Head of Americas. Colligan also joined the board of directors. == Personal life ==