[1] Graduating from Switzerland’s international boarding high school Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz in 1980, Mustafa Koç received his bachelor's degree in business administration from George Washington University in 1984.

[3][1] Mustafa Koç was also the chairman for the High Advisory Council to TÜSİAD, the Turkish Industry and Business Association, between 2003 until 2015.

[2] Between 2006 and 2013, he held office as Honorary Consul for Finland, as well as being a member of Council for Foreign Economic Affairs for the Istanbul Chamber of Industry.

[5] He had been a lifelong sports enthusiast, with his hobbies ranging from sailing, aeromodelling and golf, to scuba diving and horseback riding.

Celebrating the ideals and merits of sportsmanship, the "Mustafa V. Koç Sports Award" is judged by the Turkish Olympic Committee.