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Now, social media has been amplifying a couple of different 'statements' issued by Byron's wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, about how she's going to leave him, how she's "not crying for clowns" and is getting ready to cash in on the divorce.
A 20-second cuddle at a Coldplay concert turned two anonymous executives into global villains, and a viral cautionary tale about power, privacy, and the wrath of the internet.
Andy Byron, CEO of data analytics startup Astronomer, allegedly threatened former workers and caused people to quit.
For the second straight day Astronomer CEO Andy Byron is dominating the news cycle. On July 17, a video hit social media showing a gray-haired man, later identified as Byron, canoodling a woman, later identified as Astronomer humans resources executive Kristin Cabot.
The fan who captured the now-viral Coldplay kiss cam video addressed former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron's family
The businessman was thrown into the spotlight after being caught holding a colleague in a seemingly romantic embrace at a July 2025 Coldplay concert. Learn about Andy here.
Tech executive Andy Byron was caught on a jumbotron at a Coldplay concert embracing a woman reported to be his company's chief human resources officer. The woman in question, Kristin Cabot, has subsequently deleted her LinkedIn profile. Newsweek contacted Astronomer for comment via email on Friday outside regular working hours.
The man appears to be CEO Andy Byron of a company called Astronomer. The woman? Appears to be Kristin Cabot, Astronomer's Chief People Officer. Let's focus on Byron, because everyone's wondering who he is.
Andy is married to Megan Kerrigan Byron, who works as an Associate Director at Bancroft School. The couple reportedly lives in New York with their two children.
Andy Byron resigned as Astronomer's CEO following a viral video showing him and HR head Kristin Cabot in a compromising position at a Coldplay concert. The incident sparked public and internal scrutiny,