Astronomer, a private data infrastructure startup that achieved 'unicorn' status in 2022 with a $1 billion or more valuation that currently stands at $1.3 billion, announced CEO Andy Byron was placed on leave following his actions at a Coldplay concert at Gillette

The wife of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, who was caught on a jumbotron at a Coldplay concert embracing his company's chief human resources officer, changed her last name on Facebook before deactivating her account. Megan Kerrigan Byron removed her last name and then swiftly deleted her Facebook account following the viral cheating allegations.

As Astronomer suspended Andy Byron after his Coldplay kiss cam video with company HR head Kristin Cabot went viral, accounts of his toxic leadership are surfacing one by one. A 2018 report detailed the mismanagement of startup Cybereason,

"Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted. The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO," the $1 billion company said.