Public conduct, conflicts of interest in the executive suite: Lessons from the ‘Coldplay incident’

By Frank Portman ( July 28, 2025, 12:35 PM EDT) -- A recent viral incident, colloquially dubbed the “Coldplay incident,” involving a CEO and a VP of human resources at the company Astronomer, whose affair was exposed in spectacular fashion when they appeared on the big screen at a Coldplay concert, has prompted renewed scrutiny of the fallout when the private conduct of high-ranking employees becomes public fodder....