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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.
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.
Coldplay's latest concert at Gillette Stadium - home of the New England Patriots - brought with it a media firestorm after an alleged affair took center stage. During the concert cameras pointed to a man with gray hair later identified as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron hugging a woman,
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Soon after Astronomer issued its statement on the Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ scandal, it was revealed that Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot were placed on leave
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.
Cabot was just appointed to her position in November, and her and CEO Andy Byron, both married, were quick to gush over one another.