Professor Stewart Vella is the Director of the Global Alliance for Mental Health and Sport and Mental Health and Sport Research Advisor at Movember. According to Scopus, he is the most published researcher in the world on the topic of mental health and sport. His work spans mental health programs, mental health guidelines, and psychological safety. He developed the “Ahead of the Game” program which is currently being scaled globally by Movember, and led the development of the first National Mental Health Guidelines for Community Sport in Australia. Professor Vella has over $15 million in research funding.