David Armiak is the Research Director at the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), a nonprofit progressive media watchdog organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. He joined CMD in 2015 and has led extensive investigations into dark money flows, corporate corruption, and right-wing networks, including authoring the article '‘Dark Money ATM’ Pumped Over $137 Million into Right-Wing Groups in 2020'. Armiak is responsible for filing and analyzing public records, authoring reports and articles published on platforms like Truthout, Common Dreams, PR Watch, Urban Milwaukee, and The American Prospect. He describes himself as an anthropologist, investigative journalist, proud father, and music lover. Armiak maintains an active online presence, including X/Twitter handle @duboo and Bluesky @armiak.bsky.social, where he shares research tips via email david@prwatch.org. His work focuses on transparency in political funding and influence networks.