From Power Rangers Universe

Andrew Hartford is a billionaire adventurer who owns several companies and corporations. It was he who unearthed the Corona Aurora. After doing so, the Guardian of the Crown appeared to him and instructed him on what to do to protect it.

Six months later, Mr. Hartford recruited his team of Rangers to help protect the Crown. With his knowledge and wealth, Andrew was able to create Power Ranger technology. Mr. Hartford himself was ready to become the Red Ranger, willing to face the same dangers those he employed would, but his own son Mack has taken the role. Andrew originally tried to prevent this out of concern for Mack's safety but has come to accept it, and when his son suffers from crises of confidence Andrew has encouraged him to remain a Ranger.

Andrew now manages the technical side of the operations. He can be extremely pragmatic: in Ronny On Empty, with Ronny captured and Will searching for her, he ordered the other Rangers to continue searching for the next artifact instead of helping Will.

In "Out Of Luck", it was revealed he was keeping something secret about Mack's origins - he stated in private that Mack shouldn't have been able to be affected by the bad luck spell, and seemed afraid of the possible implications. He later stated in "One Fine Day" that Mack had only "arrived" two years ago, and before that it had just been him and Spencer. This contradicts Mack's statement in the same episode that he "hadn't been on a picnic in 10 years." In "Things Not Said" it was revealed that Mack was an android, and that Andrew physically built him a little over a two years prior; unable to meet the right woman due to his work, he had decided to make himself a son regardless.

Andrew Hartford is portrayed by Rod Lousich.