After graduating from the Galatasaray High School and the Middle East Technical University Department of Industrial Engineering, Mehmet Göçmen completed his Master's Degree in the Syracuse University Department of Industrial Engineering in 1983 and served in various positions at Çelik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.Ş. from 1983 to 1993, and Lafarge Turkey from 1996 to 2003. Göçmen served as General Manager at Akçansa Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. from 2003 to 2008 and appointed as the Head of Sabancı Holding’s Human Resources Group in 2008, and continued as the Head of Sabancı Holding’s Cement Group from 2009 to 2014. Göçmen was appointed as the Head of Energy Group in 2014, and served as CEO and Board Member at the Sabancı Holding from 2017 to 2019. As of 2020, Mehmet Göçmen serves as a Board Member of Çalık Holding.