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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2007--CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced that Marsha J. Courchane, Ph.D. has joined CRA as a Vice President in the firm's Litigation and Applied Economics group in Washington, D.C. Dr. Courchane will be responsible for further developing the group's litigation and regulatory activities with respect to financial lending practices and consumer compliance issues.

"Marsha brings to CRA more than 20 years of experience in housing economics, financial strategy and policy analysis," said James C. Burrows, CRA's president and chief executive officer. "Marsha offers our Litigation and Applied Economics group particular expertise in providing expert testimony and analysis in matters involving subprime and predatory lending, fair lending, housing economics and real estate finance. We welcome Marsha's unique combination of academic and practical skills to CRA's consulting community."

Dr. Courchane comes to CRA from ERS Group, where she was a Principal in the firm and was responsible for research in housing finance, the analysis of subprime and predatory lending, red lining and fair lending. Prior to ERS, Dr. Courchane was a Director of Financial Strategy and Research at Freddie Mac and a Senior Financial Economist at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Dr. Courchane has held several academic positions and has presented at various industry events. In addition, she has published numerous articles and white papers on the subject of fair lending and real estate finance.

About CRA International

Founded in 1965, CRA International is a leading provider of economic and financial expertise and management consulting services. Working with businesses, law firms, accounting firms, and governments, CRA is the preferred consulting firm for complex assignments with pivotal and high-stakes outcomes. The firm is distinguished by a unique combination of credentials: deep vertical experience in a variety of industries; broad horizontal expertise in a range of functional disciplines; and rigorous economic, financial, and market analysis. CRA offers a proven track record of thousands of successful engagements in regulatory and litigation support, business strategy and planning, market and demand forecasting, policy analysis, and engineering and technology management. Headquartered in Boston, the firm has more than a dozen offices within the United States and nine offices in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region. Detailed information about CRA is available at www.crai.com.

Statements in this press release concerning the hiring of Marsha Courchane, including the impact on future business or operating results, are "forward-looking" statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties. Information contained in these forward-looking statements is inherently uncertain and actual performance and results may differ materially due to many important factors. Such factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements made by the Company include, among others, changes in the Company's effective tax rate, share dilution from the Company's convertible debt offering and stock options, the impact of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123R and total stock-based compensation, dependence on key personnel, attracting and retaining qualified consultants, dependence on outside experts, utilization rates, factors related to its recent acquisitions, including integration of personnel, clients, offices, and unanticipated expenses and liabilities, risks associated with acquisitions it may make in the future, risks inherent in international operations, the performance of NeuCo, changes in accounting standards, rules and regulations, management of new offices, the potential loss of clients, dependence on growth of the Company's business consulting practice, the ability of the Company to integrate successfully new consultants into its practice, intense competition, risks inherent in litigation, and professional liability. Further information on these and other potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cannot guarantee any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievement. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.

CONTACT: CRA International
James C. Burrows, 617-425-3700
President and CEO
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Jim Buckley, 617-542-5300
Executive Vice President

SOURCE: CRA International, Inc.