Company leader
John Olajide
Chief Executive Officer
Axxess
John Olajide is chief executive of Axxess, a company in Dallas, Texas, whose software runs home health, hospice, home care, and palliative operations.
Early life
He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the son of business owners, and came to Dallas for college. He earned a bachelor of science from the University of Texas at Dallas. An aunt in North Texas was a home health nurse, and he saw a way to put software into the work she did.
Business
Axxess serves 9,000 organizations caring for more than 7 million patients. The Axxess Training and Certification Program has educated more than 50,000 people for care at home.
He also chairs the Corporate Council on Africa, which promotes U.S. investment in Africa and hosted the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Dallas in 2024.