Overview

• The kiss cam moment between CEO Andy Byron and HR director Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert on July 16 continues to circulate on platforms like X and TikTok.
• Neither Astronomer nor the executives involved have issued a formal statement addressing the footage or its implications.
• Byron’s wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, removed her married name and deactivated her social media profiles in response to the viral exposure.
• Current and former Astronomer employees have weighed in, with some describing a toxic leadership culture under Byron.
• The incident has reignited debates over personal privacy, corporate reputation management and the ethics of broadcasting private moments live.