Husnu Pacacioglu earned his BSc in Industry Management from Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey) in 1963. Between 1964-1968 he served as the Investment Specialist in Karabuk Iron and Steel Works Enterprises and as Public Relations and Ankara Region Manager, Public Sector Sales Director, Professional and Technical Services Manager and Deputy General Manager in charge of Marketing, Sales, Products and Services (in chronological order) at IBM Turk between 1968-1996.

Mr. Husnu Pacacioglu took over the position of General Secretary in Sabanci University in 1996 and held this position until 2005. From May 2006, he was appointed as Vice President of Board of Trustees and General Manager of the Haci Omer Sabanci Foundation (Sabanci Foundation).