Kristin Cabot, who was previously known as Kristin Thornby, is the Chief People Officer for a tech firm named Astronomer. She has been thrust into the epicenter of a social media firestorm due to a viral kiss cam video from a Coldplay concert.

Byron was attending the show at Gillette Stadium with Kristin Cabot, the company’s Chief People Officer, when they suddenly found themselves on the arena’s famous “kiss cam.” What unfolded next had social media in a frenzy.

Before being caught in the arms of married Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, the company’s HR chief, Kristin Cabot, boasted that she “wins trust” of CEOs. “An influential leader and fearless change agent, I lead by example and win trust with employees of all levels, from CEOs to managers to assistants,” she wrote via her LinkedIn bio.

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron faced controversy after being filmed in an intimate moment with Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert, sparking the "ColdplayGate" scandal. A fake apology attributed to Byron circulated online,

What was meant to be a magical night filled with love and music at a Coldplay concert has turned into a corporate scandal that's making waves in the tech world. In front of more th

Coldplay concert sparks social media frenzy as CEO Andy Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot mimic The Office couple.

Elon Musk joined the growing online discourse by replying to a tweet featuring a doctored ‘apology’ purportedly from Astronomer. The post, clearly a parody, showed a fake statement attributed to the company.