Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, Kristin Cabot scandal at Coldplay
Cheating rumors have emerged after Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot were caught on the ‘kiss cam’ at a Coldplay concert, prompting notable reactions from both.
Who is Andy Byron?
Andy Bryon is the CEO of Astronomer. Before assuming this position at the $1.3 billion company, he held various leadership roles at other tech firms. However, according to a report by the New York Post, former employees of Byron, amid the cheating scandal, have accused him of being a “toxic boss.”
One of his former colleagues told the outlet, “The text groups and chains of former employees are like…everybody’s laughing their ass off and enjoying the hell out of what happened and him getting exposed.”
He is married to Megan Kerrigan and the couple has two children.
Who is Kristin Cabot?
Kristin Cabot is a seasoned human resources professional with over two decades of experience in talent development and organizational culture within the tech sector. Since November 19, 2024, she has served as the Director of Human Resources at Astronomer, a data orchestration company valued at over $1.3 billion, best known for its Astro platform built on Apache Airflow.
Her main responsibility is aligning people strategies with business goals, while fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Prior to joining Astronomer, she was Chief People Officer at Neo4j, where she led the company’s growth from 225 to 900 employees.
What is Astronomer?
Astronomer is a tech company that empowers data teams to develop critical software, analytics, and artificial intelligence. It is best known as the company behind Astro, the industry-leading data orchestration and observability platform, built on Apache Airflow.
With Astro, organizations can create reliable data products, unlock key insights, power AI solutions, and optimize data-driven applications. Recently, Astronomer raised a \$93 million Series D funding round to advance its mission of delivering a unified DataOps platform to scale enterprise AI.
Cheating rumors have emerged after Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot were caught on the 'kiss cam' at a Coldplay concert
What actually happened?
Andy Byron is married to Megan Kerrigan, while Cabot is married to Kenneth C Thornby. However, the camera caught the two having an intimate moment, sparking rumours of an affair.
How Chris Martin dealt with it?
While Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin was quick to jump to the conclusion that either they were cheating or shy, because who doesn’t love to be on camera?! – he also went on to have a very awkward night of audience interaction, if an X user is to be believed.
A user going by Wade, said his wife was present at the concert, and for the rest of the night, Chris Martin kept asking every couple that appeared on the screen, if they were actually together.
