MAX MINSKER

Max Minsker is the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Cranston AI, a full-stack artificial intelligence accounting firm currently based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2025 alongside co-founder Sean O'Bannon, the two-person startup is backed by Y Combinator and focuses on automating financial workflows for startups and small to medium-sized businesses. Prior to establishing Cranston AI, Minsker owned and operated a bootstrapped tax practice where he managed operations that successfully filed more than 10,000 tax returns for thousands of individual and corporate clients. He brings over five years of specialized experience in developing and optimizing complex accounting workflows integrated directly on top of major enterprise resource planning systems. Minsker's current professional focus centers on leveraging artificial intelligence to streamline tax compliance and financial analysis, specifically targeting the broader $900 billion back-office labor market.