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At CRA, you’ll be exposed to leading minds who use economic, financial, and business analysis to solve complex problems. Through a collegial environment, formal and informal training opportunities, and a broad array of professional development resources, the CRA experience opens doors. Hear from current employees about the work experience—from why they chose CRA, including the training and mentorship opportunities, to how CRA has grown their careers.

Is economic consulting the right fit for me?

Abby Guitar | October 04, 2019

Before joining CRA, I attended Wellesley College, where I majored in economics. Throughout school, I worked as a research assistant on a few different projects, which sparked my interest in working with data, and provided exposure to the life sciences field. At Wellesley, I particularly liked statistics-heavy classes, and econometrics. A career in economic consulting felt like a good fit because most of the work we do at CRA deals with data and research, both quantitative and qualitative. Read more >

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Practice: Life Sciences
Junior Staff
Project work

Reflecting on our Boston summer

Keran Huang, Yuki Yu | September 12, 2019
This year, CRA welcomed a class of over 40 interns who were spread across our offices from San Francisco to Brussels. While at CRA, interns are fully absorbed into life at CRA, and their experiences mirror that of our consulting staff. Interns have an opportunity to work on projects alongside their teams, attend all-staff meetings and intern-specific programs, and enjoy office social events. Take a peek into our program, and hear what several analyst interns had to share about their summer in Boston. 
 
Keran Huang
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Internship
Office: Boston

A Senior Associate internship at CRA

Lohit Korrapati | August 28, 2019

An engineer by education, consulting naturally appealed to me – breaking down problems and coming up with actionable/practical solutions. After receiving my bachelor’s degree in engineering back home in India, I worked with a top life sciences consulting firm for five years. My experiences there were focused on helping pharma companies in the commercial operations and analytics space. I wanted to expand my horizons and work on more strategic projects, which is why I decided to go back to business school and get an MBA to enhance my skillsets in strategy, pricing, and finance. Read more >

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Internship
Senior Staff
Practice: Life Sciences

Interning in Salt Lake City

Anna Cvetko | August 26, 2019

In the second semester of my freshmen year studying at Brigham Young University (BYU), I had the opportunity to take a microeconomic theory class with Dr. Steve Waters, an adjunct professor at BYU and a principal in CRA’s Competition Practice. Throughout the duration of the semester, lectures of Lagrangian techniques, Marshallian/Hicksian optimization, elasticity, supply and demand, and substitutes and complements were peppered with stories of the cases he had worked on during his tenure. Read more >

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Internship
Office: Salt Lake City
Practice: Antitrust & Competition Economics

Our CRA summer intern experience

Molly Walsh, Will Meyer | August 16, 2019

Meet our 2019 summer interns! For many years, CRA has offered a consulting internship program for undergraduate and graduate-level students. This year, CRA welcomed a class of over 40 interns who were spread across our offices from San Francisco to Brussels. During their time with us interns are fully absorbed into life at CRA, and their experiences mirror that of full-time staff members. Read more >

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Internship

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