Andy Byron, the startup executive at the center of an extraordinary social media furor, has resigned as CEO of data operations startup Astronomer.

When Chris Martin joked that two camera-shirking Coldplay concertgoers might be having an affair, he had no idea his shoutout would put now-former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron on the hot seat.

A routine moment of crowdwork at a Coldplay concert went viral last week when a couple tried to avoid the spotlight after they were caught hugging on the Jumbotron. Internet sleuths quickly figured out that they were the CEO and chief people officer of a little-known tech company called Astronomer.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin has found humor in accidentally exposing an affair between former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his colleague Kristin Cabot. During Coldplay’s concert at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison,

Coldplay kiss cam subject Andy Byron has resigned from tech company Astronomer, but his legacy lives on from the concert stage.

Crisis management expert Molly McPherson analyzes Astronomer's PR response after CEO Andy Byron and HR head were called out by Chris Martin during Coldplay concert.

Por ALEX VEIGAEl CEO de la empresa de TI que aparece en un video ampliamente difundido abrazando a una empleada durante un concierto de Coldplay ha renunciado a su cargo. Andy Byron renunció