Astronomer CEO, Andy Byron and HR head, Kristin Cabot, found themselves in rough waters after they were caught snuggling at the Colplay concert in Boston on July 16, 2025. The duo, hiding their faces from the camera, sent the internet into a frenzy about their alleged affair. For the unversed, Andy is already married to Megan Kerrigan, with whom he also shares two children. While Kristin’s marital status was previously unknown, it has now been revealed that she is married into one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Boston.
Kristin Cabot was married into a Boston Brahmin family
The HR executive, Kristin Cabot, has been the face on everyone’s feed for the past few days. Amid that, a report revealed that the HR head is married into one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Boston. Kristin, who has been put on leave by Astronomer after the embarrassing ‘kiss cam’ moment at the Coldplay concert, appears to be married to Privateer Rum owner, Andrew Cabot, according to social media posts.
The allegedly jilted husband comes from a family of extremely wealthy people. His lineage as the sixth-generation owner of the longstanding rum brand, founded by the OG Andrew Cabot. According to the report, the Cabot fortune has transcended for generations. If their New York Times profile is to be believed, the wealth of the family was around 200 million US dollars in 1972, and now can be estimated to be approximately 15.4 billion US dollars. However, it’s unclear when Kristin and Andrew got married, but it’s at least their second marriage for both.
A now-deleted LinkedIn post revealed that she was an advisory board member at Privateer Rum
Kristin Cabot, in a now-deleted LinkedIn post, had shared that she served as an advisory board member at Privateer Rum since September 2020. According to property records, it was only recently that Kristin and Andrew purchased a 2.2 million US dollars house on the New Hampshire coast earlier this year. The Cabot family is one of the original ‘Boston Brahmin’, clans that have controlled New England for centuries. Their presence is so old and distinguished that the Irish-Catholic Kennedys are left out in the cold.
Talking about how the ‘Boston Brahmin’ family made their future. They earned a massive wealth in soot, known colloquially in industry circles as ‘carbon black’. For the unversed, soot is a key ingredient in car tires, and dates back to New England for 10 generations. However, over the years, there have been family members who have tried to kill the business across New England.
The history of the Cabot family
According to reports, the Cabot family kick-started their fortune by marrying Eliza Perkins, the daughter of a wealthy merchant. The yesteryear Cabots were seafarers and merchants who took part in the slave and opium trade in the early 19th century. According to locals, there is also a poem about the Cabot family, which can be quoted as saying:
“And this is good old Boston. The home of the bean and the cod. Where the Lowells talk only to Cabots. And the Cabots talk only to God.”
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