Gabi Steele
Co-Founder / CEO at Preql
About
Gabriella Steele is a data thought leader, professional moderator, and keynote speaker focused on the future of data transformation with AI. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Preql AI, a platform that automates data cleaning and preparation to enable faster and more reliable AI adoption in enterprises. Gabriella also co-founded Data Culture, a consultancy that helps organizations build data capabilities and foster a lasting data culture. She has served as an adjunct lecturer at Parsons School of Design and actively contributes to shaping data visualization education and equity initiatives. Gabriella is recognized for her entrepreneurial spirit and innovative approach to AI and data.
Priorities
Gabriella’s priorities center on automating the hardest parts of AI adoption through agentic AI agents that reconcile, clean, and contextualize enterprise data. She is dedicated to helping organizations accelerate decision-making and scale AI initiatives efficiently while eliminating manual reconciliation and complex data engineering burdens. Gabriella focuses on fostering trust in data, building self-sufficient data teams, and enabling workflows and analytics that deliver instant value. Her leadership promotes diverse, inclusive communities and drives transformative innovation in data management and AI adoption.