OUR STORY

OUR STORY

LETTER FROM OUR FOUNDER

Early on in life I discovered that there were barriers around my age,
social status, orientation, colour, and race that limited
my access to opportunities. Many of the rules and codes were
invisible, but you knew they existed. You felt it. You saw it.
You heard about it and you experienced it. These rules and codes
separated many from being included, recognized and acknowledged
for their value and contributions. I too experienced those limitations.
However, I did not allow the negative experiences to undermine my
quest for knowledge and my passion to inspire change, embarking on
the journey that would become my mission and one of the catalysts
for the formation of the Matrix platform.

In 2000, I founded Matrix Search Group. I utilized the vehicle of
search and talent management to address the importance of embracing
diversity and spotlighting individual stories in the corporate world.
I believe the human connection is integral to progress. It is through
progress where we learn how to embrace our differences and challenge
each other to do better.

In 2018, the company evolved to Matrix360 to further formally address
a need for practical solutions for advancing diversity and equity in
the commercial real estate and development industry. Our focus is to
eliminate boundaries for underserved, underrepresented, and
undervalued diverse groups in workplaces.

In doing so, we create and implement concrete solutions and actions
where diversity is recognized, equity is embraced, inclusion is
celebrated, and belonging is the outcome.

Chandran Fernando
Founder and Managing Partner, Matrix360

LETTER FROM OUR FOUNDER

Early on in life I discovered that there were barriers around my age, social status, orientation, colour, and race that limited my access to opportunities. Many of the rules and codes were invisible, but you knew they existed. You felt it. You saw it. You heard about it and you experienced it.

These rules and codes separated many from being included, recognized and acknowledged for their value and contributions. I too experienced those limitations.

However, I did not allow the negative experiences to undermine my quest for knowledge and my passion to inspire change, embarking on the journey that would become my mission and one of the catalysts for the formation of the Matrix platform.

In 2000, I founded Matrix Search Group. I utilized the vehicle of search and talent management to address the importance of embracing diversity and spotlighting individual stories in the corporate world. I believe the human connection is integral to progress. It is through progress where we learn how to embrace our differences and challenge each other to do better.

In 2018, the company evolved to Matrix360 to further formally address a need for practical solutions for advancing diversity and equity in the commercial real estate and development industry. Our focus is to eliminate boundaries for underserved, underrepresented, and undervalued diverse groups in workplaces.

In doing so, we create and implement concrete solutions and actions where diversity is recognized, equity is embraced, inclusion is celebrated, and belonging is the outcome.

Chandran Fernando
Founder and Managing Partner, Matrix360

PARTICIPANT IN
THE UN GLOBAL
COMPACT
INITIATIVE

Matrix360 is a participant in the UN Global
Compact corporate responsibility initiative
and is committed to its principles in the
areas of human rights, labour, the
environment and anticorruption.

PARTICIPANT IN
THE UN GLOBAL
COMPACT
INITIATIVE

Matrix360 is a participant in the UN Global Compact corporate responsibility initiative and is committed to its principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anticorruption.

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