AI in Tax Preparation: A Practical Guide

Wilm Kranz, Co-Founder. Wilm builds the multi-agent architecture that turns messy client data into reviewable, source-linked workpapers. He previously led multi-agent systems work at Amazon AGI and holds a number of patents on the subject. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s in computer science from the University of Chicago.

Blaze O’Byrne, Co-Founder. Blaze leads Byron’s vision, partnerships, and go-to-market for AI-native tax preparation. He comes from leading technology investing and commercialization efforts at Citibank before launching Byron. He is a former accounting major in Australia before working in financial services for a decade and getting his MBA and master’s in computer science from the University of Chicago.

Ben Riseberg, Founding Member. Ben works directly with firms of all sizes on deploying AI inside live tax-prep workflows. He previously helped large professional services companies evaluate and implement AI and technology at Bain & Company. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Chicago.