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Private credit · Investment research

Shakhzoda Ikromova

I underwrite credit and research businesses — cash flows, downside, second-order effects.

  • Loomis, Sayles & CompanyPrivate credit
  • Disciplined Growth InvestorsEquity research
  • Carlson Consulting EnterpriseFortune 500 strategy
Currently
Senior Specialist, Young Entrepreneurs Development Fund
Based in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Open to analyst roles in investment banking and private credit.

About

I’m a Presidential Scholar of the Government of Uzbekistan and a May 2026 graduate of the Carlson School of Management, where I majored in Finance & International Business with a minor in Business Law.

My work sits where rigorous analysis meets real decisions: private credit underwriting at Loomis Sayles, long-horizon equity research at Disciplined Growth Investors, and strategy consulting for Fortune 500 clients. I’m now a Senior Specialist at the Young Entrepreneurs Development Fund in Tashkent.

I work fluently across English, Russian, and Uzbek, and I care most about getting the fundamentals right — the cash flows, the downside, the second-order effects.

  • Presidential Scholar of the Government of Uzbekistan
  • HPAIR Harvard Conference Delegate ’24
  • VP of Finance, Women in Finance
  • Global Health Case Competition ’26

Experience

  1. 2026Present

    Young Entrepreneurs Development Fund

    Senior Specialist · Department of Business and Innovative Ideas

  2. 2025Sep–Dec

    Carlson Consulting Enterprise

    BSB Associate Consultant

    Led a workstream building AI-enabled Microsoft Copilot solutions to improve efficiency and quality control across an enterprise-wide strategic planning process for a Fortune 500 client.

    • Ran qualitative and quantitative research to surface client pain points, then delivered an executive-level final presentation.
  3. 2025Jun–Aug

    Loomis, Sayles & Company

    Private Credit Intern

    Evaluated privately placed credit across energy, utilities, and storage — business models, cash flows, and downside scenarios.

    • Authored investment memos and designed an LLM-enabled framework to surface historical market patterns for portfolio risk.
    • Reviewed credit agreements alongside General Counsel.
  4. 2024Jun–Aug

    Disciplined Growth Investors

    Investment Intern

    Conducted long-term equity research (1996–2023) in FactSet on capital intensity versus total shareholder return.

    • Built financial models and seven-year forecasts (ULTA, Polaris) feeding executive summaries for senior portfolio managers.
  5. 2025Jan–May

    University of Minnesota Student Services Fee Committee

    Administrative & Media Group Assessment Member

    Evaluated funding requests and recommended budget allocations totaling $34M across nine administrative units and student organizations.

    • Engaged in structured deliberations, critically assessing presentations and advocating for data-driven funding decisions.
  6. 2024Jan–May

    University of Minnesota Housing & Residential Life

    Community Advisor

    Managed and supported a residential community of 80–90 students, mediating conflicts and organizing large-scale engagement events each semester.

    • Responded to crisis situations and resident concerns, coordinating resources with judgment and accountability.

Education

  1. University of Minnesota — Carlson School of Management

    May 2026

    B.S. Business, Finance & International Business

    Minor in Business Law

Skills & Languages

Languages
English, Russian and Uzbek — fluent. French — classroom.
Platforms
Bloomberg Terminal, FactSet, S&P Capital IQ.
Analysis
Financial modelling, advanced Excel, R, Python.

Contact

Let’s talk.

I’m in Tashkent with the Young Entrepreneurs Development Fund, and open to analyst roles in investment banking and private credit. Email is the fastest way to reach me.

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