Forchette earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Auburn University in 1981. He is president and chief executive officer of Delphinus Medical Technologies in Novi, Michigan. Delphinus is a privately held medical technology company founded as a spin-off of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. Forchette leads a team that has created an innovative whole breast ultrasound imaging device called SoftVue.

He serves on the Harbert College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council and is the creator of the idea behind the college’s Tiger Cage, Top Tigers, and the Entrepreneurial Summit. He is a member of the Auburn Alumni Association.