Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Lowenstein Arnold J
   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)
EVP, Chief Strategy Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 CLARENDON STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/10/2016
(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 11/10/2016   M   7,466 A $ 21.43 40,146 D  
Common Stock 11/10/2016   S   7,466 D $ 30.5126 (1) 32,680 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
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.43 11/10/2016   M     7,466 11/08/2010(2) 11/08/2017 Common Stock 7,466 $ 0 0 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.91             11/14/2011(2) 11/14/2018 Common Stock 9,600   9,600 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 18.48             11/19/2013(2) 11/19/2020 Common Stock 12,973   12,973 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)               (4)   (4) Common Stock 3,244   3,244 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)               (4)   (4) Common Stock 3,200   3,200 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 30.97             11/20/2014(2) 11/20/2021 Common Stock 7,500   7,500 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)               (5)   (5) Common Stock 2,813   2,813 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.52             11/12/2015(2) 11/12/2022 Common Stock 7,826   7,826 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)               (6)   (6) Common Stock 3,913   3,913 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Lowenstein Arnold J
200 CLARENDON STREET
BOSTON, MA 02116		       EVP, Chief Strategy Officer  

Signatures

 Delia J. Makhlouta, by power of attorney   11/14/2016
**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) The price represents the weighted average purchase price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $30.2701 and $31.19. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
(2) Date indicated is date of grant. Options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(3) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock; vested restricted stock units are payable in the form of cash, shares of the Issuer's common stock or a combination thereof. To the extent vested restricted stock units 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.
(4) The restricted stock units vest in two equal annual installments beginning on November 19, 2016.
(5) The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning on November 20, 2016.
(6) The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments beginning on November 12, 2016.

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