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Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot were living the American dream before Coldplay kiss cam scandal exploded
ET Online | July 19, 2025 4:00 PM CST

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Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, HR head, are at the center of a controversy after they were caught at a Coldplay concert when a kiss camera at a Coldplay concert exposed their embrace. Both are married with families. Just months before Coldplay kiss cam controversy exploded, Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot were living their American dream.

Megan Kerrigan, wife of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, 50, shared joyful family photos with him and their apparent sons on Facebook

At a Coldplay concert in Boston, the kiss camera, a routine segment at the British band's performances, caught a couple, sparking rumours of an affair. The only problem was that Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, who is already married with two children, was seen embracing the company's HR chief, Kristin Cabot, from behind.

When the camera panned towards the, the couple hastily stepped and has since come under fire, facing allegations of infidelity. Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the head of HR mistress Kristin Cabot whose 'affair' was exposed on a “kiss camera” at a Coldplay concert both appeared to be living the American dream, sources told The New York Post. The duo lived their lives complete- with happy family photos and big suburban houses — before the cheating scandal sent shockwaves.

Megan Kerrigan, wife of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, 50, shared joyful family photos with him and their apparent sons on Facebook before he was exposed as two-timing with the company’s Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot, 52.


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Andy Byron's wife shared wholesome family pictures

Her Facebook photos showed the Byron gang grinning with arms around each other on a hike and at a graduation. Now, Kerrigan has deleted her married name and the entire social media account Thursday.

In the hiking shots, the tight-knit family is posed in front of a creek with the married couple looking cozy and beaming, flanked by the two teenage boys. It wasn’t immediately clear when the photos were taken or posted. But Kerrigan had used the outdoorsy image as her profile picture until her husband was caught in jumbotron footage canoodling with Cabot at the rock show outside Boston Wednesday, prompting a disastrous viral scandal for the pair.

On the other hand, Kristin Cabot appears to be married to the CEO of a booze company, Andrew Cabot. The two even bought a sprawling $2.2 million abode in the seaside town of Rye just five months before the alleged affair came to light, The Post reported.

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Kristin has also shared a second home in the same town with Andrew Cabot — the chief executive of Privateer Rum, a Massachusetts-based alcohol maker — since at least 2023, according to the records. Privateer Rum’s website lists Andrew Cabot as its CEO and COO of the company. His bio says his “ancestor, the original Andrew Cabot (1750-1791), was a merchant, rum distiller and successful American privateer during the American Revolution.”

Kristin Cabot’s now-deleted LinkedIn account showed that she has served as an “advisory board member” at Privateer Rum since September 2020.

What happened at the Coldplay concert?

On Wednesday, Byron and Cabot scrambled to hide their faces when they were unexpectedly broadcast locked in an embrace on a “kiss cam” at the rock show at Gillette Stadium Wednesday night.

During the deer-in-headlights moment, Cabot covered her face and Byron quickly ducked out of view. “Oh, what?” lead singer Chris Martin said, clearly confused. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.

“ S–t…I hope we didn’t do something bad,” he added. On Friday, Astronomer said it has launched an investigation into the embarrassing incident, suggesting the intimate relationship was unknown to the firm’s board.

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“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,” the tech-and-data firm said in a statement.

“The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly.” Astronomer confirmed Byron was on leave in an email to The Post late Friday night.

“Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy is currently serving as interim CEO given Andy Byron has been placed on leave. We will share more details as appropriate in the coming days, the company said.


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