Astronomer CEO and Coldplay fan Andy Byron has Central Mass. tie; company opens internal investigation
The video of a tech CEO with a woman at a Coldplay concert is continuing its viral status on social media.
Andy Byron, head of a company called Astronomer, appears to be embracing Kristin Cabot, the company's chief people officer.
The company said an internal investigation is underway.
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During the Coldplay show at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Wednesday, July 16, the stadium's large video board appeared to show the two in an embrace. When they appeared shocked by being in the spotlight, ducking the camera, Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin quipped, "...they're having an affair or they're just very shy."
Replays of the exchange have continued to put Byron in the spotlight.
The Astronomer boss appears to have Central Massachusetts ties. Assessor records in Northborough list a house owned by the Andrew M. Byron Trust & Megan E. Byron Trust. The Colonial is assessed at $1.2 million.
A LinkedIn page, since removed, listed Byron as a Providence College graduate who worked for a few tech companies over the years. He became CEO of Astronomer in 2023.
The company, in a statement Friday afternoon, said: "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 Board of Directors has initiated a formal investivgation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly."
The company added that no other employees were in the video. A third person caught on camera was believed by many to be an Astronomer employee.
What is Astronomer?
From LinkedIn: Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical analytics, AI, and software to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and power data-driven applications.
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