[1] Gough was educated at the University of Nottingham (BA in German and Russian, 1995) and at King's College London (MA in War in the Modern World, 2012).

[2] She then worked as a Consultant in emerging markets and financial services at Ernst and Young.

[1] Starting from mid-September 2010 she was the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Georgia, and served as such till she was released of her post early 2013.

[1] In September 2015, Gough was appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Ukraine.

[4] Gough is openly lesbian and raises two children with her partner, Julia Kleiousi.