May 13, 2019

Paul Saleh
President and Chief Executive Officer
CRA International, Inc.
200 Clarendon Street
Boston
MA 02116-5092

       Re: CRA International, Inc.
           Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2018
           Filed February 28, 2019
           Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended March 30, 2019
           Filed May 2, 2019
           File No. 000-24049

Dear Mr. Saleh:

      We have reviewed your filing and have the following comment. In our
comment, we
may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your
disclosure.

       Please respond to this comment within ten business days by providing the
requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do
not believe our
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your
response.

       After reviewing your response to this comment, we may have additional
comments.

Form 8-K Filed May 2, 2019

Exhibit 99.1
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Including a
Reconciliation to Non-
GAAP Results
For the Quarter Ended March 30, 2019 Compared to the Quarter Ended March 31,
2018, page 6

1.    We note your presentation of full non-GAAP income statements in your
earnings release.
      Your presentation does not appear in compliance with Question 102.10 of
the Compliance
      and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures (updated
April 4 ,
      2018) and Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K which precludes
presenting a full non-
      GAAP income statement when reconciling non-GAAP measures to the most
directly
      comparable GAAP measures since it places undue prominence on the non-GAAP
      measures and may give the impression that the non-GAAP income statement
is a
 Paul Saleh
CRA International, Inc.
May 13, 2019
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         comprehensive basis of accounting. Please confirm that you will not
present full non-
         GAAP income statements in future earnings releases filed under Form
8-K and related
         exhibits therein.
        We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.

       You may contact Robert Shapiro, Senior Staff Accountant, at (202)
551-3273 or Joseph
Cascarano, Senior Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3365 if you have questions
regarding
comments on the financial statements and related matters.



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