Astronomer's Andy Byron Under Investigation
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Astronomer has taken action following public and internal scrutiny after a video surfaced showing CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot together at a Coldplay concert. Both executives have now been placed on leave,
Kristin was seen in an unexpected Jumbotron moment at a Coldplay concert in the arms of her boss, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, in July 2025.
Coldplay concert footage showed the Astronomer CEO hugging Kristin Cabot, his company's chief people officer, from behind on Wednesday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Astronomer is a private data infrastructure startup that achieved "unicorn" status in 2022 with a $1 billion or more valuation.
Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot have been sent on leave by Astronomer following their Coldplay fiasco, according to an online source.
Kristin Cabot, the HR executive caught canoodling with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert, is married to the CEO of a different company — and bought a house with him less than