Experience

LoftyInc Capital Management

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  As COO, Lydia manages the operations of all VC funds, including investor relations, back office coordination, deployment of capital, and communications.

• Venture Partner

  • Sep 2019 - Aug 2021

  Oakland, CA



FM Capital Group

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Oakland, CA As Managing Director, Lydia oversees investment portfolios for clients as well as the venture capital activities and educational services for FM Capital Group.

• Chief Investment Officer

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2019

  Oakland, CA



Bay Street Capital Holdings

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Investment Advisor

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

  Oakland, CA As Senior Investment Advisor, Lydia focused on Bay Street’s Defined Contribution Practice. In this role, she guided plan sponsors to build plans that reduce liability and improve participant outcomes.



StockTwits

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Blogger

  • Mar 2009 - May 2015

  Editor of StockTwitsFX, a forex blog on the Stocktwits Network (stocktwitsfx.com)



Art Institute of California - Hollywood

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Oct 2007 - Dec 2012

  Teaching, curriculum development, mentoring in web design and web programming



Berkeley City College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2006 - May 2007

  Teaching and curriculum development in new media and web programming