CRA International


Charles River Associates is a global consulting firm headquartered in Boston. In 2009, the company acquired Marakon Associates.

Ranking

CRA is ranked in several categories in Vault's 2014 surveys:
Their practices include: Aerospace & Defense, Antitrust & Competition Economics, Auctions & Competitive Bidding, Climate & Sustainability, Energy & Environment, Enterprise Risk Management, Financial Accounting & Valuation, Financial Markets, Financial Economics, Forensic Services, Insurance Economics, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Life Sciences, Mergers & Acquisitions, Transfer pricing.
Marakon, which CRAI acquired on June 9, 2009, forms part of their management consulting practice. Marakon Associates was founded in 1978 and pioneered value-based management since the mid 1980s.