Bud Colligan

Bud Colligan
Colligan in 2019
Born
John Christopher Colligan

August 14, 1954 (1954-08-14) (age 70)
Alma materGeorgetown University
Stanford University
Occupation(s)entrepreneur
investor
TitleMonterey Bay Economic Partnership (co-founder)
Accel Partners(former partner)
Macromedia(former Chairman and CEO)
RelativesEd Colligan (brother)

John C. "Bud" Colligan (born August 14, 1954) is a community activist, social entrepreneur, investor and company builder. He was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as his senior advisor for international affairs and trade in March, 2019.[1] He is co-founder of the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP),[2] co-founder of the non-profit community-development organization Pacific Community Ventures, former partner at Accel Partners, a global venture capital firm, and former chairman and CEO of Macromedia,[3] a multimedia software company.

  1. ^ Ibarra, Nicholas. "Bud Colligan to advise Gov. Newsom on international affairs, trade". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ Gumz, Jondi (4 November 2015). "Gavin Newsom to Monterey Bay audience: Think differently". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ^ Flynn, Laurie (January 8, 1995). "Sound Bytes; Gearing Up for Interactivity". The New York Times.