Company: CRAI
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-039429
Chunk: 27

Company: CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 27
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 to the compensation of members of our senior management. In addition to and among the other duties set forth in this proxy statement under the heading “Corporate Governance—Compensation committee” above, the committee is responsible for: • reviewing and approving, or recommending for approval by our board of directors, the compensation of our executive officers, including our chief executive officer; • setting, in consultation with management, as applicable, and, if desired by the committee, our compensation consultant, the corporate and individual performance criteria, performance targets and payment formulas of our executive officers’ cash and equity incentive compensation, and overseeing the evaluation of our executive officers in light of those criteria and targets; • administering, reviewing and making recommendations to our board of directors with respect to our employee benefit plans, including our incentive cash compensation plans and our equity-based plans; • appointing, determining the compensation of, evaluating and, when necessary, terminating our compensation consultant, as well as evaluating the independence of any compensation consultant, legal counsel or other advisor engaged by the committee; • reviewing and assessing the adequacy of its charter on an annual basis; • evaluating whether or not our compensation practices and policies create unnecessary or excessive risks; and • reviewing and discussing with management our disclosures to be included in our annual proxy statement and annual report on Form 10-K regarding executive compensation, including the sections of this proxy statement entitled “Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers—Compensation discussion and analysis” and “Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers—Compensation policies and practices as they relate to risk management” below. When developing recommendations for the compensation of our executive officers other than our chief executive officer, the committee also takes into account recommendations made by our chief executive officer. Our chief executive officer is not permitted to be present when our compensation committee is deliberating on our chief executive officer’s compensation. Compensation consultant Our compensation committee has the authority to engage and receive advice from external compensation consultants, with all fees and expenses paid by us. In fiscal 2024, the committee engaged and received advice from Semler Brossy. Semler Brossy reports directly to the committee and provides services only as directed by the committee. Our compensation committee has reviewed Semler Brossy’s policies regarding independence and conflicts of interest and assessed Semler Brossy’s independence based on, among other things, this review and consideration of the other factors required by the rules of the Exchange Act, and the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Based on this review and consideration, the committee has determined that Semler Brossy is