John Uhlman

John Damien Uhlman (November 13, 1982 - January 2, 2045) was an American executive who served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Ross Corporation from 2036 to 2045. Prior to his arrival, the Ross Corporation was primarily organized as a holding company for assets in the energy and fossil fuel industries. During his tenure at the company, he oversaw a massive expansion of the organization's defense portfolio, spearheading a number of acquisitions that made Ross Corporation one of the top five defense contractors for the United States government in terms of the number of transactions, as well as one of the most profitable companies in the country.

Uhlman was a prominent figure at the company, and served as one of the public faces of the new defense industry leader that he had formed. His brash and idiosyncratic demeanor as well as his unapologetic attitude towards the nature of his industry earned him national attention in this capacity, including a substantial amount of criticism from leftist activists and politicians. In 2045, Uhlman was killed in a terrorist attack targeting the Ross Corporation. The Ross Tower bombing took the lives of 52 people, primarily Ross Corporation employees, and it is generally accepted that Uhlman was one of the targets, if not the main one.