Tania Sole

Tania Sole is one of the principals of Greenslip Inc., founded in 1996, a company developing projects in alternative energies including bio-fuels, solar and wind. The company’s mission is to help clean the air by improving transportation. In 1997, a Greenslip facility was California’s first test only automotive repair dealer. As part of this, Tania Sole was invited to participate in the Bureau of Automotive Repair’s Small Business Advisory Board.

Prior to Greenslip Inc., Ms. Sole worked in the high tech industry at various companies including Shany Inc and Intel Corp. At Shany Inc. in her role as VP of Operations, Ms. Sole negotiated the sale of the company including its international parent to Intel Corp, the world leader in silicon innovation.

As a small business owner, Ms. Sole has realized that the current health care system is unsustainable and needs to be redesigned. She co-chairs the Taskforce on Healthcare for Governor Schwarzenegger’s Conference on Small Business & Entrepreneurship and is leading the ongoing working group that is part of the Office of the Small Business Advocate. Just this year she was invited to attend the Regional White House Conference on Healthcare hosted by Governors Schwarzenegger and Gregoire of CA and WA respectively. She maintains a blog on healthcare at www.physyko.net, has been published in local papers and internet ezines and is in the process of completing a book on the subject.