As Head of Venture Portfolio at RBCx, Lydia leads the strategic direction and operational performance of high-growth technology companies, including Ownr, Mydoh, Dr. Bill, and Houseful. She oversees portfolio CEOs, driving value creation and product innovation through critical scaling phases while ensuring alignment with long-term growth objectives.
Lydia brings over 25 years of expertise in leading and scaling business- and product-driven technology businesses across the enterprise SaaS, fintech, and consumer technology sectors, both for global enterprises and venture-backed scale-ups. Previously, she held executive product and engineering leadership roles at Adobe, PayPal, and Checkr, where she built and scaled global teams and launched transformative products—including Adobe Creative Cloud, which redefined Adobe’s business model from licensed software to SaaS.
As a strategic portfolio executive, Lydia excels at bridging enterprise discipline with startup agility, combining operational rigor with strategic oversight at the board level. She is a member of the Board of Directors for RBC Investor Services.
Lydia holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Science from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University).