# Brad Silicani

> Brad Silicani is the CEO of Anrok, the San Francisco tax-compliance software company. An accountant by training, he moved from technical research and audit at Ernst & Young into a decade-long run at Dropbox, where he helped build the accounting function, led tax and treasury work, managed roughly $2 billion in cash, and worked through the company's IPO era. He joined Anrok in 2021, became its first salesperson as well as a finance-and-operations leader, advanced to COO, and announced his move into the CEO role in January 2026.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Anrok
- **Organizations:** Anrok, Dropbox, Ernst & Young, University of Southern California
- **Education:** B.S. in Accounting, University of Southern California, Master's in Accounting, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Helped grow Dropbox's accounting team from two people to roughly 25., Built experience across accounting, revenue recognition, international tax, treasury, real estate and workplace services during Dropbox's growth and IPO era., Managed roughly $2 billion in cash as Dropbox Treasurer.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2008** — Worked in national accounting research at Ernst & Young in New York.
- **2008-2011** — Worked in assurance at Ernst & Young in the San Francisco Bay Area, with technology clients including Oracle and Salesforce.
- **2010** — Received a Certified Public Accountant license from the California State Board of Accountancy.
- **2011-2012** — Joined Dropbox's small accounting team as the company scaled from its Series B stage.
- **2012-2014** — Served as Corporate Controller at Dropbox and helped grow the accounting organization.
- **2014-2015** — Led tax and treasury work at Dropbox, including international tax structuring ahead of the IPO process.
- **2015-2021** — Served as Dropbox Treasurer, managing roughly $2 billion in cash and also overseeing global real estate and workplace services.
- **2021** — Joined Anrok in finance and operations and served as the company's first salesperson.
- **2022-2026** — Served as Chief Operating Officer at Anrok.
- **2026** — Became Chief Executive Officer of Anrok as co-founder Michelle Valentine transitioned to Executive Chair.

## Achievements

- Helped grow Dropbox's accounting team from two people to roughly 25.
- Built experience across accounting, revenue recognition, international tax, treasury, real estate and workplace services during Dropbox's growth and IPO era.
- Managed roughly $2 billion in cash as Dropbox Treasurer.
- Helped establish Dropbox's international tax structure ahead of its IPO process.
- Joined Anrok as its first salesperson while leading finance and operations work.
- Advanced from finance and operations leader to COO and then CEO of Anrok.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Shared Anrok's launch of Atlas in open beta, a plain-language interface for querying customer transaction, registration and exemption-certificate data.
- **2026-07** — Highlighted Anrok's work serving public-company customers and the importance of auditability and controls.
- **2026-05** — Spoke at CG Converge about the infrastructure and clean data finance teams need to turn AI experimentation into useful operating results.
- **2026-03** — Joined Orb CEO Alvaro Morales for a San Francisco discussion about AI-company scaling, usage-based billing and tax compliance.
- **2026-01** — Announced that he would become Anrok's CEO, with co-founder Michelle Valentine transitioning to Executive Chair.
- **2025-10** — Anrok announced a $55 million Series C, bringing total funding above $100 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.anrok.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-silicani-214483b

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Last updated: 2026-08-18