Robert M. Huffstutler was director of National Photographic Interpretation Center from February 1984 to January 1988.

[1] At the time of his appointment as director of NPIC, Huffstutler was a twenty-five year veteran of Central Intelligence Agency, and head of the intelligence directorate's Office of Soviet Analysis.

After completing his graduate degree in 1958, he joined the CIA as an international economist.

During his tenure as director of NPIC (February 1984 to January 1988), Huffstutler transformed imagery analysis with a large technical modernization program.

He established the National Exploitation Laboratory to enhance imagery exploitation, launched a product quality improvement program, and implemented a new personnel system.