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

Andy Byron has resigned, but what of Kristin Cabot, the "chief people officer" who was captured on the Coldplay Jumbotron in an embrace with her company's CEO? That's unclear because their company, Astronomer,

Tech executive Andy Byron was caught on a jumbotron at a Coldplay concert embracing a woman reported to be his company's chief human resources officer. The woman in question, Kristin Cabot, has subsequently deleted her LinkedIn profile. Newsweek contacted Astronomer for comment via email on Friday outside regular working hours.