Astronomer CEO & HR Chief placed on leave pending 'formal investigation'

A snippet of a Coldplay concert had gone viral after a tech company's CEO, Andy Byron, and his human resource chief Kristin Cabot were caught in a close embrace.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin was heard saying "either they're having an affair or they're just very shy."

TMZ later unearthed footage of the two kissing before their very viral moment.

Byron is reportedly married while Cabot had gotten divorced a while back.

Byron's wife reportedly took out her wedded name on Facebook before deleting her account.

Investigations

Astronomer has release a statement on the issue.

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 investigation into this matter and we will have additional… pic.twitter.com/rfrAQ5bygy

— Astronomer (@astronomerio) July 18, 2025

In it they said they were "committed to the values and culture" that had guided them since their founding.

They emphasised that their leaders are expected to set the "standard in both conduct and accountability".

Their board of directors has initiated a "formal investigation" and will have additional details to "share very shortly".

They also made a clarification on the other lady seen in the video.

Many online had speculated this was one of their HR personnel Alyssa Stoddard. They then inferred from that information that the alleged couple was a known thing within the office.

Astronomer however clarified that "Alyssa Stoddard was not at the event and no other employees were in the video."

US news outlet Axios reported that the two had apparently been put on leave while investigations are ongoing.

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