Air Marshal Balakrishnan Suresh PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force.

[3][4][5][6] Air Marshal Suresh is an alumnus of the Rashtriya Indian Military College in Dehradun, National Defence Academy, in Khadakwasla, Air Force Academy (India) in Dundigal and the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington.

He is a graduate of the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment, and a post-graduate from Cranfield University in Shrivenham, United Kingdom.

Suresh also commanded a strategic fighter base as an Air Commodore.

[10][9][8] He served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command from 1 August 2018 taking over from Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, till 30 October 2019.