Former British Ambassador to Sweden, Judith Gough joins PA Consulting as a partner in Stockholm

Judith's appointment complements the growth of PA's defence and security team. In response to a changing global context, PA works across the defence ecosystem with experts combining their unrivalled sector insight with specialist expertise to resolve strategic challenges for a wide range of defence clients. PA's work includes serving as the strategic integrator across the defence industry, and guiding and readying leaders on the technological and cultural forces that will shape the sector in the future.

Judith brings over 20 years of senior leadership experience from the UK diplomatic service, most recently serving as British Ambassador to Sweden and Director of the UK's Nordic Baltic Network (2019-2024). Before that, she was British Ambassador to Ukraine (2015-2019) and British Ambassador to Georgia (2010-2013). She has extensive expertise in European defence, NATO, strategic security, and countering disinformation, as well as deep regional knowledge of Russia, Ukraine, the Nordics, and the South Caucasus.

Prior to her diplomatic career, Judith worked as a management consultant, specialising in emerging markets and financial services. Most recently, she served as Senior Strategic Adviser at business strategy advisory firm Actagon, advising on geopolitics, security, and strategic transformation.