{"id":35623,"date":"2025-07-19T15:20:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T15:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=35623"},"modified":"2025-07-19T15:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T15:20:50","slug":"ex-employee-rips-astronomer-ceo-andy-byron-as-toxic-boss-claims-staffers-enjoying-coldplay-kiss-cam-drama-everybodys-laughing-their-ass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=35623","title":{"rendered":"Ex-employee rips Astronomer CEO Andy Byron as \u2018toxic\u2019 boss \u2014 claims staffers \u2018enjoying\u2019 Coldplay kiss cam drama: \u2018Everybody\u2019s laughing their ass off\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The camera-shy tech CEO caught in an awkward embrace with an employee at a Coldplay concert was allegedly a \u201ctoxic\u201d boss \u2014 and former employees were \u201claughing their ass off\u201d at the news, a former colleague exclusively told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Byron, the married CEO of New York-based software firm Astronomer, skyrocketed to internet infamy on Thursday after he was spotted canoodling with the company\u2019s chief human resources officer, Kristin Cabot, on the jumbotron at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The incident sparked chatter among his former colleagues \u2014 with many claiming that Byron got his rightful comeuppance, according to a source who used to report directly to Byron.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\" data-uid=\"117c0\">\n<div id=\"mgw1724541_117c0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21409\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21409\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21409\" src=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/c9c0c9c129eae36a14004d51ee9297e9ba9bd5f4-16x9-x1y0w2446h1376.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/c9c0c9c129eae36a14004d51ee9297e9ba9bd5f4-16x9-x1y0w2446h1376.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/c9c0c9c129eae36a14004d51ee9297e9ba9bd5f4-16x9-x1y0w2446h1376-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/c9c0c9c129eae36a14004d51ee9297e9ba9bd5f4-16x9-x1y0w2446h1376-768x432.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his HR chief were caught having an alleged affair at a Coldplay concert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe text groups and chains of former employees are like \u2026 everybody\u2019s laughing their ass off and enjoying the hell out of what happened and him getting exposed,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>In the workplace, Byron allegedly has a reputation as an aggressive, sales-obsessed executive who can be \u201ctoxic,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n<p>Astronomer and Byron have yet to respond to The Post\u2019s requests for comment on the situation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21410\" src=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/andy-byron-ceo-astronomer-joins-108313387_1047a2.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/andy-byron-ceo-astronomer-joins-108313387_1047a2.webp 686w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/andy-byron-ceo-astronomer-joins-108313387_1047a2-300x169.webp 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"686\" height=\"386\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the \u201ckiss cam\u201d panned over the crowd, Byron had his arms around Cabot\u2019s midsection and the two were holding hands. When the pair realized they were on camera, Cabot covered her face and turned her back, while Byron tried to duck out of view.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\" data-uid=\"068b5\">\n<div id=\"mgw1724541_068b5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21414\" src=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/megan-kerrigan-byron-seen-unknown-108344058_411caa.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/megan-kerrigan-byron-seen-unknown-108344058_411caa.webp 643w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/megan-kerrigan-byron-seen-unknown-108344058_411caa-188x300.webp 188w\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEither they\u2019re having an affair or they\u2019re just very shy,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoly s\u2013t. I hope we didn\u2019t do something bad,\u201d he added, according to additional footage taken right after.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21411\" src=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/much-older-image-megan-kerrigan-108343517_ae2806.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/much-older-image-megan-kerrigan-108343517_ae2806.webp 638w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/much-older-image-megan-kerrigan-108343517_ae2806-223x300.webp 223w\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"859\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\" data-uid=\"184b9\">\n<div id=\"mgw1724541_184b9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Byron appears to be married to Megan Kerrigan Byron, while Cabot recently divorced her husband, Kenneth Thornby.<\/p>\n<p>Cabot and Thornby filed for divorce in 2018 and the split was finalized in 2022, according to Massachusetts court records. It\u2019s unclear if she has since remarried.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\" data-uid=\"0bcfb\">\n<div id=\"mgw1724541_0bcfb\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Byron joined Astronomer as CEO in July 2023, according to his LinkedIn page, which was taken down by Thursday afternoon. Astronomer closed a $93 million fundraising round in May with backing from Bain Capital, Salesforce and other notable firms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21412\" src=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3dEkXE_12p2NTaN00.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3dEkXE_12p2NTaN00.jpg 960w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3dEkXE_12p2NTaN00-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3dEkXE_12p2NTaN00-768x511.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1724541\" data-uid=\"0978e\">\n<div id=\"mgw1724541_0978e\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The company said it would use the money to \u201cexpedite research and development and to strategically expand the company\u2019s international presence,\u201d according to a press release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The camera-shy tech CEO caught in an awkward embrace with an employee at a Coldplay concert was allegedly a \u201ctoxic\u201d boss \u2014 and former employees were \u201claughing&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35624,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35623","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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