Charles River Associates (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in
providing economic, financial, and management consulting services,
today announced that Morgan Magionos and Michelle Taylor have
joined the company as vice presidents in the Risk, Investigations
& Analytics Practice. Both Ms. Magionos and Ms. Taylor will be
based in CRA’s Washington, DC office.
“I am pleased to welcome Morgan and Michelle to the CRA team,”
said CRA President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Maleh. “Morgan
is an expert in forensic accounting, anti-corruption, anti-money
laundering and other financial fraud matters, while Michelle is an
experienced strategic advisor who has led complicated,
multijurisdictional investigations in both the private and public
sector. Both previously worked for the FBI and bring their
exceptional skills and talents to a CRA team that assists clients
in investigating complex legal, regulatory and compliance
matters.”
“The professional achievements of both Morgan and Michelle are
as impressive as they are diverse, from conducting federal
investigations to advising a wide range of corporate clients on
managing and addressing financial and compliance risk,” said Peter
Nolan, CRA Vice President and Practice Leader of Risk,
Investigations & Analytics. “We are very pleased to have such
exceptional investigators joining our team and we look forward to
collaborating with them on our engagements as we grow our team in
Washington, DC.”
Prior to joining CRA, Morgan Magionos was the head of risk
assessment, monitoring, and testing in the compliance department of
a global telecommunications company. While there, she led a team of
compliance professionals in preventing, detecting, and mitigating
fraud and corruption risks globally. She was previously a managing
director at a large consulting firm where she investigated
allegations of fraud and corruption and provided expert assistance
and testimony on behalf of corporate clients.
From 2010 to 2019, Ms. Magionos was a forensic accountant for
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where she investigated
high-yield investment fraud, corporate and securities fraud, mass
marketing fraud, public corruption, fraud against the government,
and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). She
also testified as a witness on behalf of the United States
government in criminal trials.
Ms. Magionos is a certified public accountant (CPA) and a
certified fraud examiner (CFE). She has a bachelor’s degree from
the Manhattan School of Music and a post-baccalaureate certificate
in accounting from Portland State University.
Prior to joining CRA, Michelle Taylor was a managing director at
a risk advisory firm and was responsible for incident response
matters, custom security programs, and providing strategic advisory
services to clients. Before that, she was a vice president at a
market research consultancy, leading a team of researchers in
performing advanced qualitative and quantitative research
methodologies.
Ms. Taylor served as a special agent in the FBI from 2005 to
2019, investigating public corruption, counterterrorism,
counterintelligence, and other matters of national security. During
that time, she served as a lead investigator in the Office of
Special Counsel, where she developed investigative strategies and
provided input regarding sensitive legal issues. Ms. Taylor also
testified as a witness on behalf of the United States government in
criminal trials. Ms. Taylor had assignments in both the National
Security Council and Congress during her time in the FBI,
participating in senior administration deliberations with
congressional engagement regarding a broad range of national
security and foreign affairs issues.
Ms. Taylor was previously a military intelligence officer for
the U.S. Army. She has a BS in Biological Sciences from North
Carolina State University and is an adjunct professor at Texas
A&M University’s Bush School of Government & Public
Service.
About CRA’s Risk, Investigations & Analytics
Practice
CRA’s global Risk, Investigations & Analytics Practice
provides integrated, expertise-led solutions designed to assist
clients to better understand, address and resolve their most
complex and critical legal and business challenges. Our team of
multidisciplinary professionals, drawn from government and
industry, focuses on helping governments, clients, and counsel
mitigate and manage legal, reputational, and commercial risk;
resolve complex legal and business disputes; and make better and
more well-informed decisions by surfacing facts, providing relevant
context, and leveraging deep subject matter expertise and analytic
tool sets globally.
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
Morgan Magionos and Michelle Taylor, the strengthening or growth of
CRA’s Risk, Investigations & Analytics Practice, and any future
business Ms. Magionos and Ms. Taylor 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.
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