Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned after a video of him sharing cozy moments with HR Head Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert went viral. The board appointed co-founder Pete DeJoy as interim CEO. Cabot continues as Chief People Officer while the company seeks Byron’s replacement.

A day after being put on leave, the Astronomer CEO Andy Byron officially resigned from his position on Saturday, July 19, 2025 after his video with a HR Head Kristin Cabot went viral.

In the video, he was seen sharing an intimate moment with the company’s HR Head in a Kiss Cam segment during a Coldplay concert, despite being married.

Byron’s resignation

The Board of Directors accepted Byron’s resignation, the company said in a post on X. Meanwhile, Cabot, who was seen sharing cozy moments with Byron, is still working as Chief People Officer.

Pete DeJoy, Astronomer’s co-founder and chief product officer, was appointed as interim CEO of the data company, while the board continues its search for Byron’s replacement.

“We will share more details as appropriate in the coming days,” the company further stated.

All about Pete DeJoy

Pete DeJoy is Astronomer’s co-founder and chief product officer of Astronomer. He co-founded the data company in 2017, becoming its vice president for product in January 2023, according to his LinkedIn profile.

He later became the company’s chief product officer in February 2025.

DeJoy pursued his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and physics from Bowdoin College in Maine and later went on to attend a fellowship program of Venture for America.

As per media reports, he lives in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn with his family, keeping his personal life extremely private.

An affair that made headlines

After the video from the Coldplay concert went viral on social media, the former CEO Byron was placed on leave by the company.

“As stated previously, 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, and recently, that standard was not met,” Astronomer said in a LinkedIn post.

Andy Byron is married to Megan Kerrigan Byron and has two children with her. His wife works in the education sector and has mostly avoided social media after the “work affair” surfaced online.

CEO of billion-dollar company Astronomer was caught hugging a colleague on “Kiss Cam” at a Coldplay concert, the company immediately opened an internal investigation, and his wife deleted Facebook amid a public storm.

Astronomer, a $1.2 billion artificial intelligence and data technology company, has officially confirmed that it is opening an internal investigation into CEO Andy Byron, after he was caught having suspicious intimate behavior with colleague Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert.

“We are committed to the values and culture that have guided Astronomer since its inception. Leaders are expected to model responsible behavior and accountability,” the company wrote on LinkedIn on Friday.

“The board has formally launched an investigation into the incident and we will share more information as soon as possible.”

“Alyssa Stoddard was not present at the event and no other staff members appear in the video,” the statement added . “Andy Byron has never made any statements and any information circulating to the contrary is inaccurate.”

Along with that, according to the New York Post’s source, CEO Byron and human resources director Kristin Cabot were immediately suspended after the embarrassing moment spread on social media.

The scandal quickly attracted great attention from the global media, after CEO Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot – the company’s Chief People Officer – were filmed hugging each other during a performance at Gillette Stadium near Boston on the evening of July 16.

According to The Post , both are senior executives at Astronomer. The video shows them turning their backs and looking down awkwardly as their images suddenly appear on the big screen during Coldplay’s “Kiss Cam.”

“Look at those two,” lead singer Chris Martin, 48, commented as the crowd erupted in laughter and murmurs. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re too shy.”

Shortly after the video went viral on social media on Thursday, Byron’s wife, Megan, deleted her Facebook page. Before the account disappeared, many users left comments about her husband’s alleged infidelity, and Megan also removed her last name from the account.

Astronomer CEO and HR Director Fired Immediately After Infidelity Scandal

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR director Kristin Cabot were forced to quit after being caught cuddling on a ‘kiss cam’ at a Coldplay concert, despite having families of their own.

Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer since July 2023. Photo: Linkedin

On the evening of July 18, Astronomer confirmed that Bryon had been suspended immediately following the scandal .

“Co-founder and chief product officer Pete Dejoy is now serving as interim CEO as Andy Byron has been temporarily laid off.

We will share more details as appropriate in the coming days,” Page Six quoted a company representative as saying.

The moment Byron and Cabot were discovered. Screenshot

Byron and Cabot’s display of affection had previously attracted global media attention because the 50-year-old CEO is said to be married with two children.

His wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, deleted her husband’s last name and closed her social media account after seeing a video of him and Cabot being intimate at a concert.

As for Cabot, she is divorced. Massachusetts court records obtained by the NY Post show that she separated from her ex-husband, Kenneth Thornby, in 2018 and their marriage officially ended in 2022.

Kristin Cabot has been Astronomer’s chief people officer since January 2025. Photo: Linkedin

Astronomer also said it has launched an investigation into the incident. “Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard for both conduct and accountability.

The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have more details to share soon,” the company said on LinkedIn.

The New York-based tech company also addressed some of the false rumors, stating that the woman standing next to Byron and Cabot in the concert audience was not the company’s VP of HR.

“Alyssa Stoddard was not present at the event and no other company employees were in the video. Andy Byron has not made any statements, and reports that suggest otherwise are inaccurate,” the representative said.

Like Byron, Cabot has also not spoken out about the incident and both have deactivated all of their social media.

Andy Byron (third from left) and Kristin Cabot (right). Photo: Bain Capital Ventures