Christopher Wesley Bolt CB (born 1953) is a British economist and civil servant who was the non-executive chairman of the Office of Rail Regulation, the national economic and safety regulatory authority for Britain's railways.
In 1994, Bolt moved to the Office of the Rail Regulator to take up appointment as Chief Economist.
In July 1999, Bolt left the Office of the Rail Regulator and joined Transco plc, the company which owns and operates the majority of Great Britain's gas transportation system, as regulation and corporate affairs director.
He left Lattice in October 2002 on completion of its merger with National Grid Group plc.
The Secretary of State for Transport appointed Chris Bolt as the first PPP Arbiter for a four-year term from 31 December 2002, the date of commencement of the Tube Lines contract.