Career Opportunities at CRA

Career Opportunities at CRA

Analyst • Associate • Consulting Associate • Senior Associate • Associate Principal • Principal • Vice President

?? Who are you? / What is CRA?

?? What characteristics do CRA analysts possess?

A Few Beginning Questions

?? What will I do at CRA?

?? How will CRA help me to develop professionally?

Presenter Backgrounds

• Mike Newell, Principal

– Graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Notre Dame (1990)

– MBA from University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business in Finance, Strategy, and Operations Mgmt (1996)

– Principal of Tangram Partners, a private equity firm

– Joined CRA in February 2001

• Matt Vold, Associate

– Graduated with a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Indiana University

– Joined CRA in June 2003

CRA provides economic litigation and business consulting services• 629 Consultants• 216 Analysts/Associates

• 23 offices • 14 international offices• Over $216.7 million in revenue in 2004

Worldwide Presence

CRA–Practice Areas

CRA International

Economic Litigation Consulting

Business Consulting

CRA International

Economic Litigation Consulting

Business Consulting

Capital Projects

Competition

Finance

Forensic Accounting

Forensic Computing

Intellectual Property

International Trade

Transfer Pricing

Aerospace & Defense

Chemicals & Petroleum

Corporate Intelligence

Energy & Environment

Metals & Materials

Pharmaceuticals

Transportation

CRA–Practice Groups

Finance Practice

Corporate Strategy

• Financial Modeling

• Shareholder Value

• Risk Analysis/Management

Securities and

Financial Markets

• Financial Instruments

• Financial Markets, etc.

• Securities Litigation

• Market Timing

Valuation and

Damages

• Fraudulent Conveyance

• Buyouts, etc.

• Contract Disputes

• Bankruptcy

Financial Accounting

• Securities Litigation• Financial Reporting

Intellectual Property Practice

IP Valuation

IP Litigation

IP Strategy • Market Analyses

• Investigative Resources

• Reasonable Royalty

• Prejudgment Interest

• Monte Carlo

• Real Options

• Comparables Analyses

• Long-Term Forecasts

• Lost Profits

• Price Erosion

• Comparables Analyses

• DCF Analyses

What the value is

What the value should have been

What the value could be

Note: CRA has worked on some aspect of the matters cited.

What’s News – Business & Finance VISA and MasterCard agreed to pay retailers $2 billion &

$1 billion, respectively, to settle suits over debit card fees.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. agrees to pay $670 million to settle allegations that it blocked generic competition for two of its major drugs—Taxol and BuSpar.

Christie’s and Sotheby’s agreed to pay $512 million to settle a class-action suit for price fixing in art auctions.

Citigroup agreed to pay $2.65 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by investors of the former WorldCom.

Enron prosecutors revealed new statements from ex-finance chief A. Fastow that could give the defense ammunition.

Dynegy and NRG reached a settlement that calls for their joint venture to forfeit $260 million in unpaid California power claims.

Exelon is in talks to buy PSEG in a $12 billion deal that would create a utility giant and let Exelon expand its nuclear capacity.

The Sprint-Nextel merger will create the third largest provider of wireless phone service, rivaling Cingular and Verizon.

September 11th Special Master estimates Fund will pay $4 to $5 billion, to some 3,500 eligible death and injury victims.

Microsoft plans to argue that European regulators misapplied EU laws as it seeks to overturn sweeping antitrust penalties.

Jurors began deliberations in the corporate-looting trial of Tyco’s former CEO and CFO.

The SEC plans to fine at least three former Global Crossing executives over alleged accounting fraud at the fiber-optics company.

The FTC is seeking to undo a Chicago-area hospital merger in what the agency sees as an effort to control health care costs.

Marsh offered to pay $600 million to settle insurance bid-rigging allegations, but Spitzer has sought $750 million and a public apology.

EU regulators are gathering new information in an antitrust probe of Intel.

Shareholders of Procter & Gamble and Gillette approved a $57 billion merger deal, bringing the consumer products giant one step closer to consummating the largest deal in its history.

CRA Analyses often Appear in the Media

CRA–The Work Environment

Academic Setting

Team-Oriented

Flat Project Structure

Open-Door Policy

PEOPLE

Acclaimed Industry Experts

Quantitative and Analytical

Focused and Precise

Collegial and Diverse

ENVIRONMENT

?? What is CRA?





What Characteristics Do CRA Analysts Possess?

CRA analysts are —

• Driven by intellectual challenges

• Proactive

• Team players

• Quantitative

• Well versed in financial and economic theory

We seek candidates looking to —

• Learn from leading industry experts

• Employ rigorous research and analysis techniques

• Creatively solve complex business problems

• Further develop communication skills

• Have numerous career development options

What Characteristics Do CRA Analysts Possess?

?? What is CRA?





The CRA Experience

Project Work

Trainingand Mentoring

Marketing

RecruitingCRA

Community and Social Activities

Project Work

Project Work

Knowledge Applied

• Accounting• Finance• Econometrics & Statistics• Game Theory• Industrial Organization• Microeconomics

• Client Document Analyses• Competitive Assessment• Economic Forecasting• Event Studies

• Expert Report Preparation• Industry Analysis• Market Research• Quantitative Model Building

Analyst Roles

Marketing and Recruiting

• Create recruiting materials• Interviewing• On-campus Recruiting Recruiting

• Keep abreast of industry developments

• Prepare marketing presentations

Marketing

Professional Development

• Formal new analyst orientation program

• Mentoring

• On-the-job training

• Seminars

• Charitable events

• Company outings

• Sporting events

• Volunteer activities

CRA Community and Social Activities

Trainingand Mentoring

?? What is CRA?





Analyst/Associate

M.B.A. Ph.D. J.D. M.A./M.S.Career at CRA/Other

CRA Provides Unparalleled Career Opportunities

Analyst/Associate

• Columbia• Harvard • MIT (Sloan)• Northwestern (Kellogg)• Stanford• University of Chicago • University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

M.B.A.


Analyst/Associate

• Cornell• Harvard• New York University• Northwestern• University of Virginia• Vanderbilt

J.D.


Analyst/Associate

• Advancement within CRA• Corporate Finance• Investment Bank• Private Equity Firm• Other professional or personal pursuits

Career at CRA/Other


Important Information

• Career Fair: Tomorrow (September 14th)• Resume Drop: No later than September 21st

• Campus Interviews: October 11th

• Please send cover letters to —

• For more information, please visit our Web site at www.crai.com

CRA InternationalHuman Resources—Careers John Hancock Tower, 33rd Floor200 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116

[email protected]

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Career Opportunities at CRA