PURE Bioscience, Inc. announced that it has named Janet Risi, President and CEO of Independent Purchasing Cooperative, Inc. (IPC), to its Board of Directors. Risi joins as an independent director with deep executive leadership experience, and she will also be a member of PURE's Compensation Committee. Risi is the sixth member of PURE’s Board, filling the vacancy left by the recent passing of David Theno, Jr. Ph.D., who served as an independent director for PURE since 2013.