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Coldplay concert footage showed the Astronomer CEO hugging Kristin Cabot, his company's chief people officer, from behind on Wednesday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Astronomer is a private data infrastructure startup that achieved "unicorn" status in 2022 with a $1 billion or more valuation.
Kristin was seen in an unexpected Jumbotron moment at a Coldplay concert in the arms of her boss, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, in July 2025.
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.