In October 2015 Gordon embarked on the Explorers Grand Slam female world record challenge.
She gained prominence in her field and has been named a number of times a Manager of the Year in her asset class category by Morningstar and Lipper.
[9] Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she stepped down as an independent non-executive director of Polyus, Evraz, MOEX, Detsky Mir, TCS and Alrosa.
In October 2015 Gordon embarked on an endurance challenge, the Explorers Grand Slam, and set out to beat the women's record, then held by Vanessa O'Brien.
She became 46th person to complete the Explorers Grand Slam challenge when she reached the summit of Mount Everest on 19 May 2016[11][2] and has set the women's speed record by reaching the summit of Denali via the Cassin ridge on 11 June 2016[12] Gordon is a founder of GRIT&ROCK, a charity which aims to help teenage girls from deprived, inner city backgrounds develop greater grit, determination and self-confidence through year-long mountaineering training programmes.