Alain Bugat (1948 - 20 January 2019) was a French nuclear engineer, research administrator and chief executive. He headed the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique from 2003 to 2009 and was chief executive of several engineering companies. He is an ingénieur général de l'armement. Bugat played an active role in bringing public research to practical application. He was a member of the board of directors of the RATP Group and of the Académie des technologies.