
19/07/2025
Caught on the Kiss‑Cam at a Coldplay concert in Boston, CEO Andy Byron and HR Chief Kristin Cabot were seen in a cozy embrace—sparking a viral social media storm and prompting serious questions about workplace boundaries  .
➡️ In response, Astronomer has placed both executives on leave and launched a formal board investigation. Co‑founder Pete DeJoy is now serving as interim CEO .
➡️ The situation has also stirred up a personal fallout: Byron scrubbed (then deleted) his LinkedIn, and his wife quietly removed his last name from her profiles .
What do you think? Should we separate their personal lives from professional consequences? Or should board-level leadership always set a higher bar for accountability?
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