About Charles River Associates Consulting company in Boston, United States
Charles River Associates (CRA) is a leading global consulting firm that offers economic financial and strategic expertise to major law firms corporations accounting firms and governments around the world. Our experts bring a unique combination of cutting-edge research state-of-the-art methods and proven experience to bear on our clients most complex challenges.
CRA specializes in management consulting and economic litigation. Our senior-led teams include leading academic experts and business leaders with experience across industries. Because of our proven skills in complex cases and exceptional strength in analytics clients depend on our objective fact-based advice for their high-profile high-stakes matters.
Operating from 20 offices in 9 countries around the world CRAs clients include:
CRA was founded in 1965 by Jerry Kraft John Kaler and Alan Willens. The team initially worked out of a two-bedroom hotel suite in Cambridge Massachusetts adding rooms across the hall and on other floors as the firm grew.
Their work was defined by a shared vision of providing objective grounded expertise—evidence-based client-focused and fully defensible. That approach enabled CRA to grow into a trusted advisor to leaders in organizations across the world. Our founders vision remains a core part of our DNA and guides our work with every client.
