Astronomer HR head Kristin Cabot found herself in the midst of scrutiny after she was seen in an intimate position with the company's then-CEO Andy Byron at the Coldplay Boston concert. The couple's quick separation when the kiss cam turned on them sparked affair rumors.

Before being caught in the arms of married Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, the company’s HR chief, Kristin Cabot, boasted that she “wins trust” of CEOs. “An influential leader and fearless change agent, I lead by example and win trust with employees of all levels, from CEOs to managers to assistants,” she wrote via her LinkedIn bio.

A picture from May 2024, originally shared by a family member who goes by the name Maud Cabot on Facebook, shows Kristin Cabot beaming next to Privateer Rum CEO Andrew Cabot and two young children.

The ‘kiss cam’ scandal involving co-executives Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot is complicated by the fact that she’s in charge of their tech company’s human resources

According to a New York Times profile of the family, the Cabots have transcended generations, and were estimated at $200 million in 1972. That’s $15.4 billion in 2025.

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Internet sleuths identified the embarrassed woman caught on the Coldplay kiss cam next to Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot as Astronomer’s just-promoted VP of HR.