Cambridge Resources International

What Cambridge Resources International does

Cambridge Resources International (CRI), founded in 1997 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a privately-held professional services firm that provides economic development advisory to governments and international donors. Its primary clients are multilateral development institutions — including the World Bank, USAID, the African Development Bank, and the Inter American Development Bank — alongside national and sub-national government agencies. CRI has completed over 400 investment projects across more than 20 countries in sectors including power, roads, agriculture, manufacturing, health, and education, with an additional training footprint spanning 30+ countries.

The firm's core technology is a proprietary integrated investment appraisal methodology that links financial, economic, stakeholder, and risk analysis inside one consistent model, distinguished by an inbuilt reconciliation statement that functions as an error-checking mechanism. All financial models follow FAST (Flexible, Appropriate, Structured, Transparent) standards. The service portfolio extends beyond investment appraisal into public finance management advisory, capacity building and executive education, custom software and mobile application development, and knowledge dissemination through academic publications and development discussion papers. CRI anchors its expertise through academic collaborations with Harvard University and Queen's University.

CRI operates a project-based professional services revenue model, selling consulting engagements directly to institutional clients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and engagements are described as project-based advisory work rather than recurring SaaS or subscription contracts. The firm leverages academic publications, executive education, and university partnerships as both marketing channels and business development pipelines into donor and government institutions. The company is founder-controlled, with Glenn Jenkins serving as President and Founder across the firm's 28-year operating history.

Name

Cambridge Resources International

Legal name

Cambridge Resources International inc

Website

https://cri-world.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cambridge Resources International is a private consulting firm founded in 1997 that provides integrated investment appraisal, public finance management, and capacity building services to governments and multilateral development institutions including the World Bank, USAID, AfDB, and IDB.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Development Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHADAO

Infrastructure & Project Finance Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisory

SECONDARYBPADAMAJ

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Trade & Economic Development

Keywords

• Development consulting
• Investment appraisal
• Public finance management
• Financial modelling
• Capacity building programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for governments and international development organizations including integrated investment appraisal, public finance management advisory, capacity building programs, and financial modeling engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cambridge Resources International provides consulting and advisory services to governments and international donors on economic development challenges, including integrated investment appraisal (cost-benefit analysis), public finance management, financial modelling, capacity building/training programs, and custom software development. The firm leverages a proprietary integrated investment appraisal methodology that links financial, economic, stakeholder, and risk analysis in one consistent model with built-in reconciliation statements for error checking.

Product overview

Cambridge Resources International (CRI) offers a portfolio of consulting and advisory services focused on economic development solutions for governments and donors. The core offerings include: Integrated Investment Appraisal (a proprietary cost-benefit analysis methodology integrating financial, economic, stakeholder and risk analysis), Public Finance Management advisory services, Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing programs, Financial Modelling services (400+ projects across multiple sectors following FAST standards), Software Development (custom applications and mobile solutions), and Knowledge Sharing through publications. These services are designed to address development challenges in economic growth, fiscal sustainability, poverty reduction, and food security.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Integrated Investment Appraisal

Quantifiable outcome

• Cuts down time and resources required for completing project appraisal
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Harvard UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration for delivering expertise in development consulting. Harvard University is one of the top universities CRI collaborates with to bring academic rigor to consulting engagements.
• Queen's UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for delivering expertise in development consulting. Queen's University collaboration provides additional academic credibility and research capabilities.
• World Bank GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing client and partner. CRI has conducted cost benefit analysis and investment appraisals for World Bank-funded development projects across multiple sectors and countries.
• USAIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment agency partner for international development projects. CRI provides advisory services and capacity building for USAID-funded initiatives.
• African Development BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional development bank partner. CRI has completed project appraisals for African Development Bank investments across various sectors.
• Inter American Development BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional development bank partner for Latin American and Caribbean projects. CRI provides investment appraisal and advisory services for IDB-funded development initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DT Global: International development firm offering infrastructure advisory, economic growth, and public sector reform services. Competes for similar World Bank, USAID, and regional development bank mandates as CRI.
• Palladium: Global advisory firm delivering policy, economics, and project appraisal support to bilateral and multilateral donors. Directly comparable to CRI's integrated investment appraisal and public finance management mandates, and similarly competes for World Bank and USAID awards.
• Cardno (now Stantec International Development): Infrastructure and development consultancy delivering economic feasibility, project appraisal, and engineering advisory for MDB-funded projects. Comparable to CRI on integrated investment appraisal for power, transport, and agricultural investments.
• Cowater International: Development consulting firm providing public financial management, economic advisory, and capacity building services for bilateral and multilateral donors. Highly comparable to CRI in client base and service mix.
• Adam Smith International: Economic and development consultancy advising governments and donors on public finance, tax policy, and economic reform. Strong overlap with CRI's public finance management and capacity building offerings.
• DAI: International development consultancy providing economic analysis, public financial management, and project advisory services across emerging markets. Closely overlaps CRI's donor-funded project appraisal and capacity building work.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte (Development Advisory): Big Four advisory practice serving donor institutions on public finance, infrastructure economics, and project appraisal. Represents scaled incumbent competition for CRI's MDB-facing mandates.
• Tetra Tech International Development: Engineering and development consultancy providing infrastructure economics and feasibility analysis for donor-funded water, energy, and agriculture projects. Comparable on integrated appraisal but operates at significantly larger scale.
• McKinsey & Company (Development Practice): Global management consultancy whose Social Sector and Public Sector practices serve MDBs and donor agencies on strategy, economic development, and project advisory. A broader incumbent competing for the same donor RFPs at higher price points.

Regional players

• NIRAS (Development Consulting): European development consultancy delivering public finance management, economic analysis, and capacity building for EU and Nordic donor programs. Comparable service offering with a primarily Europe-based delivery model and overlapping donor client set.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cri_world
• Facebookfacebook.com/cri.world
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cambridge-resources-international-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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