Heather Hedden is a taxonomy consultant who has been working in the field of taxonomies and information management for over 28 years. She is currently employed as a Senior Consultant with the knowledge, data, and information consulting firm Enterprise Knowledge. Previously she has worked in taxonomy-related roles for Semantic Web Company, Gale/Cengage, Project Performance Corporation, First Wind, and Viziant. In addition to taxonomy development and consulting, Heather gives workshops on taxonomy creation through different organisations, at conferences, and as corporate and independent training. Heather is author of the book The Accidental Taxonomist, 3rd edition.