Dr. Lydia C. King is formerly First Vice President and Head of Information Technology of BANCO DE ORO UNIVERSAL BANK, the Banking arm of the SM Group of Companies, where she has served in various senior management capacities for 24 years. Her portfolio includes principally the organization and management of IT Groups of various banking institutions in the Philippines.

Dr. King was formerly the President of the BANKERS INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINE for FY 2008-2009 which in 1987 bestowed on her the Pearl Award, the highest professional award given to a member of the Institute signifying the true mark of a professional banker. In 2009, she was also presented the Leadership and Life Sustaining Membership Awards by the Institute.

Dr. King finished her Post Graduate Studies with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Development at the SOUTHEAST ASIA INTERDISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. She has an MBA from the ATENEO GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES.  

She was formerly the Cluster Chair for Information Technology, Consultant for Online Learning and currently a Faculty of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business for more than 20 years. She is also currently Vice President for Academics, Chief Information Officer and Department Head for Technology Management at Enderun Colleges, part-time Faculty at the School of Management and Information Technology, De la Salle School of St. Benilde and Adjunct Faculty at the Asian Institute of Management.