Semantic Data New York 2025

Jessica Talisman has dedicated her 25-year career to exploring the dynamics of information and knowledge—how it flows across systems, evolves through context, and powers intelligent technologies. Her work spans historical research, educational frameworks, and enterprise-scale applications of artificial intelligence.

Rooted in the discipline of library science and steeped in semantics, Jessica is a passionate advocate for codifying knowledge management techniques that support truthful and reliable AI systems. As a librarian, she champions the importance of high-quality data as a prerequisite for trustworthy machine intelligence.

Previously a Senior Information Architect at Adobe, Jessica led the development of semantic knowledge graphs to enrich content and contextual understanding. She now serves as CEO and Founder of Ontology Pipeline, where she leads efforts to bridge the worlds of library science and data management - building robust, scalable knowledge systems for the AI era.

Jessica holds a BA in History from Smith College, a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) from Lewis & Clark College, and a Master of Library Science (MLS) with a concentration in Informatics from Emporia State University. She also earned a MicroMasters in Design Thinking from Rochester Institute of Technology.

She lives in Santa Cruz, California with her partner, Dave, and their two dogs.