HHTO – CEO Andy Byron of the famous technology company Astronomer is being talked about all over the world after the image of him being “intimate” with a female colleague was shown on the screen at a Coldplay concert. Andy’s wife immediately deleted her husband’s name from her social media account and locked the account. How much money can she get if she divorces Andy?
Andy Byron, CEO of technology company Astronomer, and HR Director Kristin Cabot became known to the world when their moment together at a Coldplay concert was captured on camera and projected onto a big screen.
Shortly after, Megan Kerrigan Byron, wife of CEO Andy Byron, dropped the “Byron” name from her social media name. Her Facebook account also disappeared. The media said this was a sign that the marriage was difficult to save, or at least they might separate.
Here is a video of Andy being “intimate” with his colleague Kristin at Coldplay’s concert:
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Andy is doing very well in the tech industry. His data infrastructure company Astronomer is currently valued at $1.2-$1.3 billion. Although Andy’s personal assets are not public, as the head of a major tech company and considered one of the highest-paid tech CEOs (up to millions of dollars a year), Andy’s assets are believed to be around $20-$70 million, according to The Economic Times and Times Now .
His wife, Megan, is a respected educator, but her salary is certainly a fraction of her husband’s. They have two children. According to some American news sites, their comfortable life is largely based on Andy’s career.
If they divorce, Megan will likely receive a significant share of the divorce. This depends on a number of factors: the length of the marriage, Megan’s significantly lower earning potential, Andy’s CEO-level income, each party’s contribution to the marriage (e.g., one party sacrificed more of their career), etc.
With these factors, Megan is likely to receive both regular support from the other party (Andy) and a share of the assets accumulated during the marriage, including savings, real estate, stocks, etc. Courts in the US will usually ensure that the person with the lower income (in the marriage) can maintain the same standard of living as before the divorce and ensure stability for minor children.
If Andy and Megan had no prenuptial agreement, and under New York law (where they live), Megan would likely receive millions of dollars in alimony and property division. That’s much more than Megan could earn from her job.
There was a famous tech divorce before, that of Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and MacKenzie Scott. They split up relatively amicably and MacKenzie got 25% of the Amazon shares they owned – which translates to about $38 billion, which is truly historic. And that’s without any alimony being disclosed.
Although Andy Byron’s assets cannot be compared to Jeff Bezos’ assets, the precedents of divorces of “tycoons” in the technology industry show that if Ms. Megan divorces, she will likely receive at least 5 – 10 million dollars (130 – 260 billion VND), or more.
