R. Dirk Allison has served as Addus HomeCare's Chief Executive Officer since January 2016 and as Chairman of the Board since March 2021, having first joined the Board as a director in 2010. He was President and CEO from January 2016 to March 2021. Before Addus, Mr. Allison was President and CEO of Correctional Healthcare Companies (2013-2014) and of CCS Medical (2011-2013), and earlier served as Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of Odyssey HealthCare (a hospice provider), Executive Vice President and CFO of Omniflight, and in senior financial roles at Ardent Health Services and Renal Care Group. Between 1987 and 1999 he led several public and private healthcare companies. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and an MBA from the University of Dallas, and is a certified public accountant.