What was supposed to be a fun night out at Coldplay’s Wednesday night concert at Gillette Stadium near Boston turned into a public relations horror show for tech entrepreneur Andy Byron.During the band’s Music of the Spheres World Tour, frontman Chris Martin engaged the crowd with the classic “kiss cam,” but footage of the jumbotron cutting to the married CEO of Astronomer embracing his company’s Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot, has rocketed across social media and sparked widespread speculation about their relationship.The footage shows Byron, who has led Astronomer since July 2023, and Cabot, who joined the company nine months ago as Chief People Officer, in a romantic embrace..Martin said, "Oh look at these two."When the pair noticed they were on the massive screen, they ducked for cover, with Byron — who had his arm wrapped around his female companion — diving behind a barrier and his alleged lover hiding her face in her hands, visibly shocked.That’s when Martin quipped, “Oh what..... either they’re having an affair or they’re very shy,” prompting the onlooking crowd to roar with laughter.The clip, described by onlookers as “mortifying,” has been shared thousands of times on X and TikTok, with people poking fun at the two and others dogpiling them..BC woman ordered to pay ‘date’ $450 for Coldplay concert ticket.One user on X showed that Byron’s wife had dropped her married name from her Facebook profile and didn’t restrict people from making comments.In a written statement, Byron admitted he had made a "deeply personal mistake" and apologized to his wife, family and his team at Astronomer."This is not who I want to be or how I want to represent the company I helped build," he said. I'm taking time to reflect, to take accountability, and to figure out the next steps, personally and professionally. I ask for privacy as I navigate that process."The controversy has left the tech world asking questions about the personal and professional fallout for the high-profile executive..Astronomer — a data infrastructure startup valued at over $1.3 billion — which recently relocated its headquarters to New York City, is a respected player in the tech industry, known for its Astro platform powered by Apache Airflow.According to his LinkedIn profile, Byron had previously held leadership roles at Lacework, Cybereason, Fuze, BMC Software, BladeLogic, and VeriCenter.Cabot, whose LinkedIn describes her as someone who “wins trust with employees of all levels from CEOs to managers to assistants,” now faces scrutiny over the ironic implications of her title as Chief People Officer.Cabot has yet to make any public statements.
