Tech company Astronomer announced Saturday that CEO Andy Byron has resigned following the global embarrassment of being seen canoodling with the company’s Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot in viral videos of the Kiss Cam at a Coldplay concert last Wednesday at Gillette Stadium near Boston.
The Astronomer statement did not mention the status of Cabot, however in a previous statement the firm said another employee rumored to be in the video was in fact not at the concert. Axios reported Friday that Byron and Cabot had been placed on leave.
Byron’s wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, dropped her married name from her Facebook page Thursday before deleting the page altogether.
As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.
Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted. The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO.
Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI.
While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not.
We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data and AI problems.
As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.
Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and… pic.twitter.com/aTTUhnnyVz
— Astronomer (@astronomerio) July 19, 2025
The couple’s stunned, embarrassed reaction to being seen on camera brought a reaction from Coldplay singer Chris Martin and helped drive millions of views of videos of the incident.
Martin commented as he watched the couple react to being on the Kiss Cam screen, “Oh, look at these two. Alright, come on, you’re okay. Oh, what? Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
The illicit embrace seen ’round the world:
Coldplay puts CEO of Astronomer and Head of HR on jumbotron looking cozy during their concert. pic.twitter.com/yuy2R5FAEc
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) July 17, 2025
View from near the stage:
BREAKING: CEO of $1.3 BILLION tech company Astronomer, Andy Byron, gets caught on kiss cam with his HR Chief Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert…
Chris Martin stops mid-show:
“Oh look at these two, either they’re having an affair, or they’re very shy.”
They IMMEDIATELY… pic.twitter.com/iF6eFiyhCy
— Desiree (@DesireeAmerica4) July 17, 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies had their Phillie Phanatic mascots lampoon the Coldplay Kiss Cam moment at a game Friday night:
Phillies debut the “Coldplay Kiss Cam”.
Wait for it… pic.twitter.com/nOxfszINRE
— Jason Martinez (@JasonFox29) July 19, 2025
This man came prepared:
A wise man. pic.twitter.com/t0tV2L9gbT
— Tom Impellitteri (@TriPSU91) July 19, 2025
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