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= Tony Aquila = Tony Aquila (born October 1966) is an American inventor, entrepreneur and businessman. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Solera Holdings, Inc. a global technology company that develops data and software solutions for the automotive, property and insurance marketplaces. In 2013, Aquila received the Ernst & Young’s 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year in the Technology category, the same year in which Aquila was recognized as the highest-paid chief executive in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Prior to founding Solera, Aquila served in executive positions with Mitchell International, Inc. Ensera, Inc. and MaxMeyer."

Early Life
Aquila was born in Richmond, California to an immigrant and military family. After dropping out of high school, Aquila worked at his uncle's body shop sweeping floors and replacing windshields, and later joined the United States Army.

Business Career
Aquila is the chairman and CEO of Solera Holdings, Inc., a position he has had since founding the company in 2005. Aquila is the former president and chief operating officer of Mitchell International, Inc., a company that provides claims estimating and communications software to insurance carriers. Aquila joined Mitchell in 2001 after it had acquired Ensera, the claims workflow software company where he was founder and CEO. Prior to Ensera, Aquila was founder and CEO of MaxMeyer America, Inc. (a subsidiary of MaxMeyer Duco, SPA, Italy), an importer and distributor of European automotive refinishing products. In 1997, PPG Industries acquired MaxMeyer Duco, SPA.

Management Philosophy
Aquila's goal for Solera is "to make the environment more productive, efficient and transparent", and leads the company with the "principles of the three H's: success will come from remaining humble, staying hungry, and hunting for new opportunities." Aquila's management style is also influenced by the Pareto principle, which suggests that 80 percent of the outcome depends on 20 percent of the input. In a 2014 interview with D Magazine, Aquila stated, "Think that 20 percent of your day should yield 80 percent of your output... If you think that way, you should be able to do that two times a day, or three times a day, and that’s leverage.”

Philanthropy
In 2014, Aquila created the philanthropic program LIFT, or Life is Full of Transformation, as a way to initiate giving back through Solera’s employees. Through financial contributions and employee volunteerism, LIFT supports a variety of sustainable and social causes worldwide such as veterans, wildlife preservation, children and education.