“I’ve got a man you need to meet, because I’m pretty sure that Joel Peterson is the Mr. Rogers of Silicon Valley.” – Dave Maney

“Mr. Rogers worked to build trust with the kids and parents who watched him, and I think maybe I’ve been good at building trust at companies where I’ve worked and with students I’ve taught here. The common factor would be that cultures based on trust tend to deliver great results.” – Joel Peterson

“Mr. Rogers worked to build trust with the kids and parents who watched him, and I think maybe I’ve been good at building trust at companies where I’ve worked and with students I’ve taught here. The common factor would be that cultures based on trust tend to deliver great results.” – Charles O’Reilly

“[He has] a radical humanity that is exactly what those building the next generation of technology need to help them remember that there are real people on the other side of that technology.” – Arianna Huffington

“[Peterson has] a steadfast commitment to integrity, respect, and humility. …He’s a role model not only to his peers but also to a future generation of business leaders.” – Mitt Romney

“It’s all about principles like kindness … caring deeply about what you’re doing … having high personal character. It’s stuff you learned at your mother’s knee. And I’m not talking about doing things from the vantage point of altruism, either. I like to say that all negotiations are serial, not episodic, by which I mean that almost nothing meaningful in life is one-and-done. Somewhere down the line you’ll run into yourself over and over again.” – Joel Peterson