Masha Gordon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Masha Gordon

British/Russian businesswoman, explorer and mountain climber

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1974

Place of Birth: Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia

Profession: journalist, mountaineer

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Masha Gordon (born 13 February 1974) is a British/Russian businesswoman, explorer and mountain climber.
Gordon spent 16 years working in finance and capital markets.
She was managing director of Goldman Sachs and most recently led the emerging markets portfolio management team at PIMCO.
She currently serves as a non-executive director of Alrosa. In October 2015 Gordon embarked on the Explorers Grand Slam female world record challenge.
She has ascended the highest peaks on every continent and also skied the last degree to both the North and South Poles.
She completed the Explorers Grand Slam challenge by reaching the summit of Mt.
Everest on 19 May 2016 and has set a women's speed record by reaching Denali via the Cassin ridge on 11 June 2016.
By reaching two poles and the summit of Everest within just over 5 months she has also become the fastest woman to complete The Three Poles Challenge.