Chloe Veltman has worked as both a staff reporter for The Daily Telegraph and as a freelance writer, her articles appearing on both sides of the Atlantic in such publications as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Believer and BBC Classical Music Magazine. She is the chief theatre critic of SF Weekly, theatre commentator for NPR affiliate KALW (91.7FM), and an American Theatre Magazine Affiliated Writer. In addition, Chloe serves on the Glickman Theatre Award Panel. Her first book, On Acting, was published by Faber & Faber in the UK and Faber Inc in the US. Chloe syndicates her daily culture blog, lies like truth, to ArtsJournal.com.

Chloe is a recipient of the Allen Wright Award for Arts Journalism, the Sundance Institute Arts Writing Fellowship, and the NEA/Columbia Graduate School of Journalism Classical Music and Opera Institute Fellowship. In 2006, she received a "Best Columnist" nomination at the annual San Francisco Media Excellence Awards ("Pubbies".)

Chloe received a first class bachelor’s degree in English literature from King’s College, Cambridge and her master’s degree with distinction from The Central School of Speech and Drama in London in conjunction with Harvard University and The Moscow Art Theatre School. Prior to launching her career as a journalist, Chloe worked for several US and UK theatre companies including Cheek By Jowl and Sphinx in London and the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In her spare time, Chloe enjoys playing the oboe and cor anglais in a variety of Bay Area chamber music groups and orchestras. She is a member of the alto section of the a capella early music ensemble San Francisco Renaissance Voices. She also enjoys dance and long-distance running. She was born in London and currently lives in San Francisco with her husband James and their cat Squelly.