Kristin Cabot's marriage into Boston's storied Cabot family—a dynasty with over 100 years of influence—has reignited debate about privilege and accountability amid her current corporate controversy. The tech firm Astronomer is valued at roughly £1 billion ($1.

B efore she was captured in a viral Coldplay concert video in an embrace with then-CEO Andy Byron, Kristin Cabot married into a famous Boston family worth millions.

Oliver Wendell Holmes coined the term in his 1861 novel Elsie Venner, calling Boston's elite families "the Brahmin Caste of New England".