Natalie Gould studied for a BSc in chemistry at Imperial College, London before going on to obtain a PhD in the field of peroxide chemistry at the same establishment. She is a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. After a brief period of time working at a firm of Patent Attorneys, Natalie joined Burgoynes in 2005. She has since attended numerous incidents of fire, and explosions, as well as having prepared expert opinion for criminal litigation.