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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-069829
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200604
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200604
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200604

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001053706
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-LEGAL SERVICES [8111]
		IRS NUMBER:				042372210
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24049
		FILM NUMBER:		20943201

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 CLARENDON STREET
		STREET 2:		T-9
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6174253000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 CLARENDON STREET
		STREET 2:		T-9
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980126
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 13pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of</P>

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No. )</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 89%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Preliminary Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Definitive Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 14pt"><B>CRA INTERNATIONAL,&nbsp;INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><BR>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">No fee required.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and&nbsp;0-11.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>For Immediate Release<I><BR>&nbsp;</I></B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Media Relations</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Nicholas Manganaro</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">CRA International</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">617-425-6453</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">617-542-5300</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES (CRA) ANNOUNCES
CHANGE TO FULLY VIRTUAL MEETING FOR 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">BOSTON,
June 4, 2020 &ndash; </FONT><U>Charles River Associates</U> (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing <U>economic, financial
and management consulting services</U>, today announced that the Company&rsquo;s annual meeting of shareholders will be held only
as a virtual meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Due to the public health impact of the
novel coronavirus outbreak and governmental restrictions limiting the number of people who may gather together, and to support
the health and well-being of shareholders, employees and communities, the&nbsp;annual meeting of shareholders of CRA International,
Inc., to be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, will be held only as a virtual meeting. The annual meeting
will be held over the internet in a virtual meeting format, via live webcast. Shareholders will not be able to attend the annual
meeting in person. The date and time of the annual meeting have not changed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">As
described in the proxy materials for the annual meeting previously made available to shareholders, shareholders are entitled to
participate in and vote at the annual meeting if they were a shareholder at the close of business on April 14, 2020, the record
date, or hold a legal proxy for the meeting provided by such shareholders&rsquo; bank, broker or nominee as of such record date.
To listen to the meeting live, submit questions and vote at the annual meeting at </FONT><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">www.meetingcenter.io/272433575</FONT>,
shareholders must enter the control number found on the proxy card, notice or email previously received. The meeting password is
CRAI2020. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; background-color: white">Shareholders that hold shares through
a bank, broker or other intermediary, must register with Computershare in advance in order to participate in the virtual meeting.
To register shareholders must submit proof of legal proxy, reflecting the number of shares held as of the record date, to Computershare.
Requests for registration must be labeled &quot;Legal Proxy,&quot; include such shareholders name and e-mail address, and be received
by Computershare no later than 5:00&nbsp;PM, Eastern Time, on July&nbsp;2, 2020. Shareholders may register by sending an image
of their legal proxy, obtained from such shareholder&rsquo;s broker, to Computershare, via e-mail to legalproxy@computershare.com
or by mail to the following address: Computershare, CRAI Legal Proxy, P.O.&nbsp;Box&nbsp;505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000. After
registering, shareholders will receive a confirmation e-mail from Computershare with instructions to access the live webcast of
our meeting.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Shareholders
of record may also vote in advance of the annual meeting by visiting </FONT>www.envisionreports.com/CRAI or, if a shareholder requested
paper copies of the proxy materials, by marking, signing and dating the proxy card and returning it in the postage-paid envelope
provided. Votes may be submitted electronically until the polls are closed during the annual meeting of shareholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">There is no change to the proposals to
be presented to the Company&rsquo;s shareholders for consideration at the annual meeting. If a shareholder requested paper copies
of the proxy materials, the proxy card included with the proxy materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect
the&nbsp;change to a fully virtual meeting&nbsp;and may continue to be used to vote shares in connection with the annual meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Whether or not shareholders plan to attend
the virtual-only annual meeting, the Company urges shareholders to vote and submit their proxies in advance of the meeting by one
of the methods described in the proxy materials.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
notice of annual meeting of shareholders, our proxy statement and our annual report to shareholders are available free of charge
at <U>www.envisionreports.com/CRAI</U></FONT> (for registered shareholders) or <U>www.edocumentview.com/CRAI</U> (for all other
shareholders).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>About Charles River Associates (CRA)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Charles
River Associates&reg; is a leading global consulting firm specializing in </FONT>economic, financial and management consulting
services. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides
corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its unique
combination of functional expertise and industry knowledge, and for its objective solutions to complex problems. Headquartered
in Boston, CRA has offices throughout the world. Detailed information about Charles River Associates, a registered trade name of
CRA International, Inc., is available at www.crai.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>This press release contains &ldquo;forward-looking&rdquo;
statements as defined in Section 21 of the Exchange Act. These statements are based upon our current expectations and various underlying
assumptions. Although we believe there is a reasonable basis for these statements and assumptions, and these statements are expressed
in good faith, these statements are subject to a number of additional factors and uncertainties, including the extent and duration
of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of the imposition of public health measures and travel, health-related,
business and other restrictions. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in our periodic filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the heading &ldquo;Risk Factors.&rdquo; The inclusion of such forward-looking information should not
be regarded as our representation that the future events, plans, or expectations contemplated will be achieved. Except as may be
required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this press release, and
we do not intend to do so.</I></P>

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