Cra International (CRAI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Paul Maleh, President, chief executive officer and chairman of the board, was paid $4.2M in 2025, down 1% from $4.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 18:1, on median employee pay of $225,864.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
July 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$4.2M-1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
18:1median $225,864
CEO pay in equity
51%$2.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Salary
$900,000Unchanged from prior year
CEO Stock Awards
$2,099,925Includes RSUs and PRSUs
Say-on-Pay Support
95%Based on 2025 advisory vote
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,125,000Annual incentive cash bonus

How Maleh was paid

$4.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary22%Stock awards51%Non-equity incentive27%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Paul MalehPresident, chief executive officer and chairman of the board$4,156,568
Eric NierenbergExecutive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer$996,908
Daniel MahoneyFormer executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer$166,000
Chad HolmesExecutive vice president and chief corporate development officer$1,573,456
Jonathan YellinExecutive vice president and general counsel$1,363,319
Brian LanganExecutive vice president and chief strategy and business transformation officer$1,075,616

What changed and why

  • $4.2MPaul Maleh received a total compensation of $4,156,568 for fiscal 2025.
  • 95%Over 95% of the shares voted in favor of the say-on-pay resolution at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Eric Nierenberg and Brian Langan assumed new executive vice president roles during the fiscal year.
  • $150KChad Holmes received a one-time cash award of $150,000 for serving as interim CFO.
  • Shareholders approved compensation programs designed to align executive interests with long-term company growth.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.