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Astronomer CEO Steps Down as HR Chief’s Brahmin Heritage Faces Scrutiny

Interim CEO Pete DeJoy leads the company under a board inquiry examining Kristin Cabot’s ties to Boston’s Brahmin dynasty

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Overview

  • Andy Byron resigned as Astronomer’s CEO on July 19 and co-founder Pete DeJoy was named interim chief executive.
  • Kristin Cabot, the firm’s chief people officer, remains on administrative leave while the board investigates the concert-revelation scandal.
  • Astronomer says its AI-data operations have proceeded without disruption despite the leadership changes.
  • Attention has shifted to Cabot’s marriage to Andrew Cabot and her integration into one of Boston’s historic Brahmin families.
  • The Cabot family fortune dates to 19th-century carbon black production and the couple owns a $2.2 million home near Boston.