diff --git a/jambo/exceptions/__init__.py b/jambo/exceptions/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0292136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jambo/exceptions/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from .invalid_schema_exception import InvalidSchemaException
+from .unsupported_schema_exception import UnsupportedSchemaException
+
+
+__all__ = ["InvalidSchemaException", "UnsupportedSchemaException"]
diff --git a/jambo/exceptions/invalid_schema_exception.py b/jambo/exceptions/invalid_schema_exception.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d7acff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jambo/exceptions/invalid_schema_exception.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from typing_extensions import Optional
+
+
+class InvalidSchemaException(ValueError):
+    """Exception raised for invalid JSON schemas."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        message: str,
+        invalid_field: Optional[str] = None,
+        cause: Optional[BaseException] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        # Normalize message by stripping redundant prefix if present
+        message = message.removeprefix("Invalid JSON Schema: ")
+        self.invalid_field = invalid_field
+        self.cause = cause
+        super().__init__(message)
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        base_msg = f"Invalid JSON Schema: {super().__str__()}"
+        if self.invalid_field:
+            return f"{base_msg} (invalid field: {self.invalid_field})"
+        if self.cause:
+            return (
+                f"{base_msg} (caused by {self.cause.__class__.__name__}: {self.cause})"
+            )
+        return base_msg
diff --git a/jambo/exceptions/unsupported_schema_exception.py b/jambo/exceptions/unsupported_schema_exception.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14bf65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jambo/exceptions/unsupported_schema_exception.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from typing_extensions import Optional
+
+
+class UnsupportedSchemaException(ValueError):
+    """Exception raised for unsupported JSON schemas."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        message: str,
+        unsupported_field: Optional[str] = None,
+        cause: Optional[BaseException] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        # Normalize message by stripping redundant prefix if present
+        message = message.removeprefix("Unsupported JSON Schema: ")
+        self.unsupported_field = unsupported_field
+        self.cause = cause
+        super().__init__(message)
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        base_msg = f"Unsupported JSON Schema: {super().__str__()}"
+        if self.unsupported_field:
+            return f"{base_msg} (unsupported field: {self.unsupported_field})"
+        return base_msg
diff --git a/jambo/schema_converter.py b/jambo/schema_converter.py
index 1624940..3d38dc7 100644
--- a/jambo/schema_converter.py
+++ b/jambo/schema_converter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+from jambo.exceptions import InvalidSchemaException, UnsupportedSchemaException
 from jambo.parser import ObjectTypeParser, RefTypeParser
-from jambo.types.json_schema_type import JSONSchema
+from jambo.types import JSONSchema
 
 from jsonschema.exceptions import SchemaError
 from jsonschema.validators import validator_for
@@ -26,11 +27,15 @@ class SchemaConverter:
         try:
             validator = validator_for(schema)
             validator.check_schema(schema)  # type: ignore
-        except SchemaError as e:
-            raise ValueError(f"Invalid JSON Schema: {e}")
+        except SchemaError as err:
+            raise InvalidSchemaException(
+                "Validation of JSON Schema failed.", cause=err
+            ) from err
 
         if "title" not in schema:
-            raise ValueError("JSON Schema must have a title.")
+            raise InvalidSchemaException(
+                "Schema must have a title.", invalid_field="title"
+            )
 
         schema_type = SchemaConverter._get_schema_type(schema)
 
@@ -55,7 +60,13 @@ class SchemaConverter:
                 )
                 return parsed_model
             case _:
-                raise TypeError(f"Unsupported schema type: {schema_type}")
+                unsupported_type = (
+                    f"type:{schema_type}" if schema_type else "missing type"
+                )
+                raise UnsupportedSchemaException(
+                    "Only object and $ref schema types are supported.",
+                    unsupported_field=unsupported_type,
+                )
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_schema_type(schema: JSONSchema) -> str | None:
diff --git a/jambo/types/__init__.py b/jambo/types/__init__.py
index e69de29..d5c88a2 100644
--- a/jambo/types/__init__.py
+++ b/jambo/types/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from .json_schema_type import (
+    JSONSchema,
+    JSONSchemaNativeTypes,
+    JSONSchemaType,
+    JSONType,
+)
+from .type_parser_options import TypeParserOptions
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "JSONSchemaType",
+    "JSONSchemaNativeTypes",
+    "JSONType",
+    "JSONSchema",
+    "TypeParserOptions",
+]