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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Holmes Chad M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. [CRAI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CFO, EVP and Treasurer (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 CLARENDON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/14/2017 (Street) BOSTON, MA 02116 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/14/2017   M   761.5629 A $ 0 11,628.5629 D   Common Stock 11/14/2017   D   11.5629 D $ 42.89 11,617 D   Common Stock 11/14/2017   F   243 D $ 42.89 11,374 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	11/14/2017		M			761.5629	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	761.5629	$ 0	2,284.6885	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	1,987.1712		1,987.1712	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	412.2593		412.2593	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	406.1669		406.1669	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)							(6)	(6)	Common Stock	1,428.6919		1,428.6919	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)							(7)	(7)	Common Stock	1,485.5515		1,485.5515	D
Nonqualified Stock Opton (right to buy)	$ 21.91							11/14/2011(8)	11/14/2018	Common Stock	2,400		2,400	D
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 18.48							11/19/2013(8)	11/19/2020	Common Stock	3,243		3,243	D
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 30.97							11/20/2014(8)	11/20/2021	Common Stock	5,625		5,625	D
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 21.52							11/12/2015(8)	11/12/2022	Common Stock	7,826		7,826	D
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 30.96							11/14/2016(8)	11/14/2023	Common Stock	6,000		6,000	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Holmes Chad M 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116			CFO, EVP and Treasurer

Signatures

Delia J. Makhlouta, by power of attorney		11/15/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock; vested RSUs are payable in the form of cash, shares of the Issuer's common stock or a combination thereof, except as otherwise indicted below. To the extent vested RSUs are paid in shares of the Issuer's common stock, such shares will be delivered to the reporting person as soon as possible after vesting, but in no event later than two and one-half months after the end of the year in which vesting occurs, subject to the collection of withholding taxes. Dividend equivalent rights accrue with respect to unvested RSUs in the form of additional RSUs ("Dividend Units") when and as dividends are paid on the Issuer's common stock, and Dividend Units vest on the same dates and in the same relative proportions as the RSUs on which they accrue.
(2)	The remaining RSUs, which include an aggregate of 34.6885 Dividend Units, vest in three equal annual installments beginning on November 14, 2018.
(3)	The RSUs, which include an aggregate of 30.1712 Dividend Units, vest in two equal annual installments beginning on November 12, 2018.
(4)	The RSUs, which include an aggregate of 6.2593 Dividend Units, vest on November 19, 2017.
(5)	The RSUs, which include an aggregate of 6.1669 Dividend Units, vest on November 19, 2017.
(6)	The RSUs, which include an aggregate of 21.6919 Dividend Units, vest in two equal annual installments beginning on November 20, 2017.
(7)	The RSUs, which include an aggregate of 22.5515 Dividend Units, vest in two equal annual installments beginning on November 20, 2017.
(8)	Date indicated is date of grant. Option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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