Anil Thapliyal is well known for pioneering the design, development and implementation of well-known eMental Health initiatives around the globe. His reputation is built on the ground-breaking work for New Zealand, Canada, USA and Australia in the areas of strategy, policy and implementation of scalable eMental Health solutions such as the National Depression Initiative in New Zealand. He has repeatedly demonstrated his leadership in both primary and secondary care in developing integrated systems across the care continuum ranging from promotion, prevention, treatment interventions to social support.  After having co-designed several digital mental health initiatives with mental health service users, he is guided by his firm conviction that “we must focus on the service user, their families and carers. If it does not work for them, it does not work.” In recognition of his expertise in the eMental Health domain he was appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand in 2014, then in 2018 received a Commemorative Award for his services to the eMental Health domain.