UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 14, 2020

CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Effective October 14, 2020, CRA International, Inc. (the “Company”) has appointed its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Daniel Mahoney, as its Principal Accounting Officer. The appointment precedes the departure of Doug Miller, effective November 2, 2020, who had previously served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. The change is the result of ongoing strategic initiatives and an assessment of future resource needs, in connection with the appointment of Mr. Mahoney as Chief Financial Officer in March of this year. Mr. Miller’s departure is not the result of any disagreements regarding the Company’s accounting principles, practices or financial statement disclosures. The Company thanks Mr. Miller for his five years of dedicated service.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.