When a crowd of Coldplay’s fans gathered at the Gillette Stadium near Boston, they expected it to be just another night under the stars filled with music. But things took an unexpected turn when Andy Byron, CEO of a billion-dollar tech company, was caught cuddling his company’s HR in the band’s popular “kiss cam,” which puts random people from the crowd into the spotlight at the concert.
Just like others seen in the cam, frontman Chris Martin tried to interact with the duo who immediately tried to hide away. After the incident raised suspicion, netizens claimed Andy was married to someone else leaving the internet shaken and putting Astronomer’s top leadership in crisis.
Andy Byron is a rising star in the tech industry
Andy Byron holds the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Astronomer. He is a budding star in the US tech industry, where his company focuses on data orchestration tools. Andy took on the leadership role in 2023. Within the short span of two years, he gained a reputation for his result-centric approach, which reflected in the company’s performance. After having him at the top, Astronomer reported a 100% growth year-by-year, with more than 2.6 million successful task runs in FY2025.
Before taking up the prestigious role of Astronomer, Andy Bryan held leadership roles at popular tech firms in the Industry. He was President of Lacework, served as Chief Revenue Officer at Cybereason, and worked in BMC Software before then. The man in controversy is a graduate of Providence College. Apart from holding an excellent track record in leadership roles, Andy has brought transformation and growth to all his employers. Yet, his viral clip with his company’s HR head could change things for him.
Who is Andy Byron’s wife, Megan Kerrigan?
Andy Byron lives in New York with his wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron and their two kids. According to Financial Express, the latter is an educator at the Bancroft School in Massachusetts, where she offers support to children with learning differences. Not much is known about their children and immediately after the controversy, Megan removed her family pictures and ‘Bryan’ surname from her Facebook handle after netizens flooded them with posts about her husband’s alleged affair. Amid all this, some internet users sent her messages of support.
How did Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot make headlines?
When Coldplay held their concert on July 16, 2025 at Boston they followed their usual practice of spotting random people with ‘kiss cam’ to interact. But, when the camera zoomed in on the couple who was seen cuddling at the concert, they immediately tried to hide themselves which was seen on the big screen. The band’s frontman, Chris Martin playfully commented, “Oh, look at these two”. As the crowd was laughing, someone shared a recording of the clip online where netizens got on the task to uncover their identities. Soon, their identities as Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer and Kristin Cabot, Chief at Astronomer got revealed, stirring the pot.
Whether the internet users misread the situation or uncovered a secret, it has brought multiple reactions. Some have criticised Andy and Kristin while others raised concerns on how people’s private lives are become a public spectacle.
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