A now-viral kiss cam moment from a Coldplay concert in Boston that featured Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company’s Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot, has left the Internet in a frenzy. On the Jumbotron, Byron was seen holding Cabot while she leaned into him during Chris Martin’s “Jumbotron Song.” Byron ducked out of sight, and Cabot covered her face when they saw themselves on screen. Take a look at these two, Martin joked. What? Either they are extremely shy or they are having an affair.
Alyssa Stoddard, another Astronomer employee, was the third person seen in the video, and speculation quickly erupted on social media. According to reports, Stoddard joined Astronomer in January 2025 as the Senior Director of People. Her prior positions at Proofpoint, ObserveI, and Little Sparks Project are listed on her LinkedIn profile. She was promoted to her current position by Cabot just last week. Stoddard’s response seemed telling, as many viewers noted, as if she was already aware of the alleged relationship between Byron and Cabot.
One comment said, “She’s the recent hire who just got a promotion.” “She’s cute and has a great smile. She’s supposedly in HR and reports directly to the woman on the screen,” another person added. “She was the loud, feminist friend pushing for it all,” a third commenter conjectured. A more complex twist was proposed by others: “The bigger drama may arise when it turns out that this lady is best friends with the wife.” The drama is still playing out on the internet.