June 18, 2024 08:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Charles River Associates (CRA) Strengthens its Forensic Services Practice

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles River Associates (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced that Jonathan Rajewski has joined the company as a Vice President in the Forensic Services Practice. Mr. Rajewski will be based in CRA’s Houston office.

“I am pleased to welcome Jonathan to CRA,” said CRA President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Maleh. “He has nearly 20 years of experience in both civil and criminal digital forensic investigations, including providing expert testimony, and joins a team with similarly deep expertise in addressing clients' most critical cyber and intellectual property threats.”

“Jonathan shares our passion for helping clients when they are facing complex technical challenges, such as high-stakes theft of trade secret and cybercrime investigations, while advising them on how to anticipate and most effectively respond to the ever-evolving threats on the Internet,” said Kristofer Swanson, CRA Vice President and Forensic Services Practice Leader.

Before joining CRA, Mr. Rajewski was the head of incident response and the digital forensics practice leader for a global professional services and management consulting firm. He previously served as a computer forensic examiner for the state of Vermont. Mr. Rajewski is the founder and former director of the Senator Patrick Leahy Center for Digital Investigation at Champlain College and was an associate professor of digital forensics at the college for more than 10 years.

Mr. Rajewski has an MS in information technology from Champlain College, a BS in economic crime investigation from Hilbert College, and an AAS in computer information systems from Erie Community College. His professional certifications include Certified Computer Examiner, EnCase Certified Examiner, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Fraud Examiner, Teel Tech JTAG Forensic Certification, and Certified Steganography Investigator. He has received numerous honors and awards for his commitment to the profession, including the 2019 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award.

About CRA’s Forensic Services Practice

CRA’s Forensic Services practice assists clients by independently responding to allegations of fraud, abuse, cybercrime, misconduct, and non-compliance, deploying cross-trained teams of experienced forensic professionals to deliver deep and timely insights. The Forensics Services practice – including our state-of-the-art digital forensics, eDiscovery, and cyber incident response lab – has been certified under International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001:2013 requirements as part of our industry-leading commitment to our clients and their information security.

About Charles River Associates (CRA)

Charles River Associates^® is a leading global consulting firm specializing in economic, financial, and management consulting services. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its unique combination of functional expertise and industry knowledge, and for its objective solutions to complex problems. Headquartered in Boston, CRA has offices throughout the world. Detailed information about Charles River Associates, a registered trade name of CRA International, Inc., is available at www.crai.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

Statements in this press release concerning the addition of Jonathan Rajewski, the strengthening of CRA’s Forensic Services Practice, and any future business Mr. Rajewski may generate for CRA, are “forward-looking” statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties. Information contained in these forward-looking statements is inherently uncertain, and actual performance and results may differ materially due to many important factors. Such factors that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements made by CRA include, among others: the failure to generate engagements for us; the potential loss of clients; the demand environment; global economic conditions; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; and intense competition. Additional potential factors that could affect our financial results are included in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those under the heading “Risk Factors.” We cannot guarantee any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievement. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this press release, and we do not intend to do so.