Tyler Conn advances enterprise AI from Ohio
As Senior Product Manager at Hyland, Tyler Conn launched Knowledge Discovery, an AI platform turning unstructured content into actionable insight. His work enables healthcare and government sectors to move from static documents to fast, data-driven decisions in seconds.
Tyler Conn is redefining how organizations understand their own information. As Senior Product Manager for Hyland’s Content Intelligence organization, he helped launch Knowledge Discovery — an enterprise-grade AI search and reasoning platform that turns vast, unstructured content into clear, actionable insight. His work brings modern AI to complex ecosystems across healthcare, insurance, and government, helping teams move from documents to decisions in seconds.
Conn’s approach blends technical depth with practical clarity. He partners across architecture, engineering, design, and customer teams to translate emerging AI concepts into production-ready solutions that deliver measurable ROI. Under his leadership, Hyland has sharpened its focus on responsible AI — building models that emphasize trust, accuracy, and security at scale.
“I solve a common problem,” Conn explains. “Big organizations have tons of documents, but people still struggle to get clear answers when they need them. Knowledge Discovery actually reads and understands that content, then delivers accurate, trustworthy answers in seconds.”
For Conn, Hyland’s progress reflects something larger: proof that enterprise-grade AI can be built and scaled in Ohio. “This matters because it shows what’s possible here,” he notes. “It keeps talent in the state and attracts new investment, strengthening our reputation as a serious tech hub.”
That conviction drives Conn’s long-term vision for the region — an Applied AI Super Corridor linking Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati. He imagines a statewide network connecting universities, hospitals, manufacturers, and technology firms, powered by shared compute infrastructure, AI talent pipelines, and incentives that turn underused industrial spaces into thriving innovation districts.
For Conn, who grew up in Cleveland, this work is personal. “Being part of Hyland’s enterprise AI story and watching the city evolve into a place where serious technology is built is one of the most rewarding parts of my career,” he says. “We’re not the exception — we’re the proof that Ohio can deliver world-class solutions at scale.”
When he’s not shaping the future of enterprise AI, Conn can often be found at Masthead Brewing, recharging with friends and reflecting on his favorite Sanderson line: “Journey before destination.”
Tyler’s vision for Ohio innovation
If someone in 2050 looked back on this era, Conn hopes they’d see it as the decade Ohio turned AI from an abstract buzzword into an applied advantage. By embedding intelligence directly into enterprise systems, he believes the state can set a national standard for responsible, real-world AI adoption — where value is measured not by hype, but by outcomes that make work more efficient, equitable, and resilient.
Picturing Ohio’s next moonshot
Conn envisions Ohio as the country’s engine for applied artificial intelligence — a place where organizations of every size can safely and confidently integrate AI into core operations. Through sustained collaboration across industry, academia, and public sector partners, he sees a future where Ohio becomes the go-to destination for operational AI expertise, driving innovation and opportunity statewide.
This profile is part of the OhioX and Ohio Tech News Next25, a series highlighting the leaders, 35 and under, driving the state's innovation economy. From responsible AI to medtech breakthroughs, discover the full class of 2025. Meet the Next25.
