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): March 27, 2026

 

CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

 

 

Massachusetts	000-24049	04-2372210
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS employer
of incorporation)	file number)	identification no.)

 

200 Clarendon Street Boston, Massachusetts		02116
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 425-3000

 

(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)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, no par value		CRAI		Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

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. ¨

 

 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On March 27, 2026, William Concannon informed the board of directors (the “Board”) of CRA International, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will be retiring as a director of the Board effective as of the adjournment of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), which is scheduled for July 16, 2026. Mr. Concannon’s notice of retirement was not due to any disagreement with the Company relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. The Company thanks Mr. Concannon for his valuable contributions over the past 26 years to the work of the Board.

 

Additionally, on April 1, 2026, the Board appointed Christine Detrick to serve as independent Lead Director, effective as of July 16, 2026. The appointment of Ms. Detrick as Lead Director is subject to her re-election to the Board at the Annual Meeting.

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Concannon’s retirement and Ms. Detrick’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this report and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Number		Title
99.1		Press release, dated April 2, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

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.

 

	CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Dated: April 2, 2026	By:	/s/ ERIC NIERENBERG
		Eric Nierenberg
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer