Charles River Associates (CRA) Promotes Monica Noether to COO and Chad Holmes to Global Leader of Corporate Development; Elizabeth Ramos Joins as Global Leader of Human Capital

BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
Charles River Associates (Nasdaq: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing
management, economic, and financial consulting services, today announced the
promotions of Monica Noether to Chief Operating Officer and Chad Holmes to
Global Leader of Corporate Development, as well as the hiring of Elizabeth Ramos
as Global Leader of Human Capital. Dr. Noether will succeed current COO Paul
Maleh, who was recently named President and CEO, effective at the start of
fiscal 2010 in late November.

"As I transition to my role as CRA`s President and CEO, it is a pleasure to
announce the newest appointments to our leadership team," said Mr. Maleh. "We
would like to congratulate Monica Noether on her promotion to Chief Operating
Officer and Chad Holmes on his promotion to Global Leader of Corporate
Development, and we would like to welcome Elizabeth Ramos as our new Global
Leader of Human Capital. Monica and Chad have played influential roles at CRA
and have been key contributors to our success as a leading consulting firm.
Monica has been instrumental as a leader across our consulting and
administrative organizations. Her talents, skills, and understanding of our
company, clients, employees, and industry make her an ideal choice to succeed me
as COO. Chad`s promotion also is a natural progression as he has steadily taken
on more responsibilities and demonstrated strong leadership in our global
corporate development area. Liz Ramos is a well-established executive-level HR
practitioner and joins CRA with an impressive background in both human capital
and consulting earned at Fidelity Private Equity and Bain & Company. We`re
pleased to welcome her to CRA."

Mr. Maleh concluded, "As we enter the next phase of CRA`s development, we look
forward to the collective contributions of these three individuals in
maintaining our consulting excellence, advancing our competitive position, and
providing a stimulating environment for our employees to work and thrive."

Since joining CRA in 1996, Monica Noether, 56, has led the firm`s Competition
Practice, and later headed all of the firm`s litigation and applied economic
service offerings as well as serving as an expert in health antitrust economics.
Most recently, she has served as Executive Vice President responsible for
marketing and business development, and the integration and growth of the firm`s
start-up practices, including Labor & Employment, Financial Economics, Aerospace
& Defense, and Auctions & Competitive Bidding. As COO, Dr. Noether will work
closely with Mr. Maleh in overseeing the Company`s global consulting operations
and administrative functions.

Chad Holmes, 36, has been involved with CRA`s corporate development activities
since joining CRA in 2004. As Global Leader of Corporate Development, Mr. Holmes
will be involved with strategic growth-oriented initiatives involving practice
and geographic expansions as well as talent acquisition, including group hires
and mergers and acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Holmes served in a variety of
operational and administrative roles at legacy firms to CRA. He also has
experience as a consultant in the areas of intellectual property and business
valuation.

Elizabeth Ramos, 50, is a highly experienced operations and talent executive.
She will lead all areas of human capital, including recruiting, compensation and
benefits, and professional development. Ms. Ramos joins CRA from Fidelity
Private Equity where she was Senior Vice President of Human Capital responsible
for developing human capital strategies, structures, and processes. Prior to
that, she was a partner for more than 15 years at Bain & Company. During her
last six years at Bain, she became the firm`s first partner for global human
capital and managed the areas of global consultant recruitment, human capital,
compensation and benefits, professional development, and career development.

About Charles River Associates (CRA)

Founded in 1965, Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm
that offers economic, financial and business management expertise to major law
firms, businesses, accounting firms and governments. The Company's consultants
combine uncommon analytical rigor with practical experience and in-depth
understanding of industries and markets. CRA is adept at handling critical,
tough assignments with high-stakes outcomes. The Company's analytical strength
enables it to reach objective, factual conclusions that help clients make
important business and policy decisions and resolve critical disputes.
Headquartered in Boston, CRA has offices throughout North America, Europe, the
Middle East, and Asia. Detailed information about Charles River Associates, a
registered trade name of CRA International, Inc., is available at
http://www.crai.com.

Charles River Associates
Wayne D. Mackie, 617-425-3740
Executive Vice President, CFO
or
Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc.
Jim Buckley, 617-542-5300
Executive Vice President

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