Who is Alyssa Stoddard? All about newly promoted Astronomer VP of HR wrongly identified alongside Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot

A Coldplay concert has gone viral for capturing an embarrassing moment between CEO of Astronomer Andy Byron and his Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot. However, there has been a wrong identification in the situation as people realize there is more to the story.

When the fan cam captured the two, the woman beside them also started laughing. Fans on the internet wrongly pointed her out to be Alyssa Stoddard, a senior 'Director of People' at Astronomer.

Alyssa was first hired by Cabot five months ago as head of people operations and strategy, before her promotion last week.

The promotion was announced by Kristin on LinkedIn.

“I’m incredibly proud to share that Alyssa Stoddard has been promoted to VP of People at Astronomer. I’ve had the true privilege of working with Alyssa at four different companies over the years — and every time she has brought an extraordinary mix of empathy, operational excellence and unwavering integrity. She’s also a thoughtful, values-driven partner who makes every team she touches stronger,” Cabot wrote.

Astronomer has officially announced that "no other employees were captured on the big screen."

"Alyssa Stoddard was not at the event and no other employees were in the video. The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly."

What happened to Andy Byron at the Coldplay concert?

At a Coldplay concert on Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, a concert tradition turned into an embarrassing moment. The British pop band has a trend of putting people on the spot by showing them on the Jumbotron to catch memorable moments, like a proposal, funny placards, and more, but that was, however, not the case for Andy Byron.

As soon as the Jumbotron focused on Andy Byron and Kristin embracing each other, they realized they were on camera, and immediately let go of each other and started hiding their faces from the camera. Coldplay's frontman, Chris Martin, made a cheeky comment from the stage after seeing the moment on the concert Jumbotron.

Martin stated, "Oh what... either they're having an affair or they're very shy."

The situation has caused a stir as online investigators found out that Andy Byron, who doesn't have much of a web presence, besides his LinkedIn posts, is said to be married to Megan Kerrigan Byron and shares two kids with her.

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