John C. "Bud" Colligan (born August 14, 1954) is a community activist, social entrepreneur, investor and company builder.

[9] In 1976, Colligan graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown with a BSFS in International Economics.

[13][14][15] Pacific Community Ventures pioneered a new kind of venture-philanthropy, integrating traditional investment, active support and impact measurement into its funding equation.

Colligan spearheaded the expansion of both Opportunity Fund and Pacific Community Ventures into Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.

[22] Colligan was a founding board member of Santa Cruz Works, a non-profit organization focused on developing jobs and a thriving eco-system for science and technology companies in the Monterey Bay region.

[26][27][28][29] In 2016, Colligan received California Forward's Regional Steward Leader Award for community service for “individuals who exemplify leadership that helps sustain the Golden State as a place to create and thrive, to enjoy and to explore, to nurture and to bestow to future generations.” In 2017, Colligan spearheaded the founding of the Monterey Bay Housing Trust as part of MBEP [30] to facilitate more affordable housing in the Monterey Bay region.

From 2011 to 2019, Colligan was an investor and advisor to EdSurge,[31] which acts as a “Consumer Reports” for best practices and products in the education technology space.

An active supporter of Georgetown University, Colligan served from 1998 to 2015 on the board of visitors for the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

[42] As an early expert in education technology, in 1989, Colligan was recruited to be the CEO of Authorware, a computer-based learning software provider.

[49][50][51] He has been an investor and board member at lynda.com (LinkedIn),[52][53] CNET Networks (CBS Interactive),[54] Brightmail (Symantec),[55] Yodlee (Envestnet),[56] and Days of Wonder (Asmodee).

[61] In this capacity, he was responsible for California’s initiatives in direct foreign investment, trade, infrastructure development, and policy positions in international affairs.

[63][64][65] Colligan and his wife Rebecca have engaged in building community welfare over several decades, in healthcare[66][67], the arts,[68][69][70] education,[71][72] affordable housing,[73][74] and environmental protection.