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, Youth Entrepreneurship Development Fund
- Based in
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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 Youth Entrepreneurship 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
- 2024Disciplined Growth InvestorsEquity research
- 2025Loomis, Sayles & CompanyPrivate credit
- 2025Carlson Consulting EnterpriseFortune 500 strategy
- 2026Youth Entrepreneurship Development FundBusiness & innovative ideas
- NextLet’s talk.
- 2026Present
Youth Entrepreneurship Development Fund
Senior Specialist · Department of Business and Innovative Ideas
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
University of Minnesota — Carlson School of Management
May 2026B.S. Business, Finance & International Business
Minor in Business Law
Writing
- Participation in the C5+1 Ministerial Meeting, SamarkandA record of the meetings held with international organisations, financial institutions and payment companies on 19 October 2026, and an assessment of the position arising from them.
- Participation in the Strategic Foresight Forum, DohaAn account of the Strategic Foresight Forum held in Doha from 12 to 14 October 2026, and of the 2040 scenario work on artificial intelligence in Islamic countries presented there.
Skills & Languages
- Languages
- EnglishFluent
- RussianFluent
- UzbekFluent
- FrenchClassroom
- 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 Youth Entrepreneurship Development Fund, and open to analyst roles in investment banking and private credit. Email is the fastest way to reach me.