forrester was elected as a township committeeman in west windsor, and later as mayor. in the 1980s, forrester became assistant state treasurer in the kean administration, and later went on to direct the pension system for state employees. in 1990, forrester founded benecard services, inc., a pharmacy benefit management firm that provides prescription drug coverage primarily to public sector entities. in a financial disclosure statement in 2002, forrester reported his 51 percent share in the company to be worth over $50,000,000. in 2003, forrester started heartland fidelity with robert ullman, his partner in benecard.