Kristin Cabot Biography – Kristin Cabot Wiki

Kristin Cabot (Thornby) is the Chief People Officer at Astronomer, the company behind Astro, the top data orchestration and observability platform driven by Apache Airflow®. She became part of Astronomer in November 2024.

Before joining Astronomer, she worked as Chief People Officer at Neo4j from January 2021 to October 2024, overseeing the growth of the company from 225 to 900 employees. Prior to Neo4j, Cabot led ObserveIT through 50 percent year-over-year growth, quadrupling the global employee base, earning multiple “Best Places to Work” awards, and managing an acquisition by Proofpoint.

Based on her LinkedIn profile, she held positions at Publicis Groupe, Razorfish Global, Razorfish & DigitasLBi, DigitasLBi, Euro RSCG Circle, Mullen, and The Screen House. Cabot holds a B.A. in Political Science from Gettysburg College.

Kristin Cabot Age

Astronomer Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot was born in 1978.

Kristin Cabot Husband

Astronomer HR chief Kristin Cabot is married to Kenneth C. Thornby.

Affair

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was seen wrapped in a cozy embrace with his HR chief Kristin Cabot on the giant screens at Gillette Stadium during Coldplay’s show. Frontman Chris Martin spotted the pair while scanning the crowd with the “kiss cam.” As the camera landed on Byron and Cabot, neither of whom is married to the other, the pair scrambled to hide their faces, with Byron ducking behind barriers and Cabot burying hers in her hands.

Martin quipped, “Oh look at these two… either they’re having an affair or they’re very shy,” drawing roaring laughter. The video went viral, as fans speculated about the nature of their relationship. Astronomer CEO Andy Byron is married to Megan Kerrigan Byron, who has since dropped his last name from her social media profile.