Sue Armstrong-Brown - who has a six-year-old birth son and an adopted baby daughter - takes over from Hugh Thornbery, who stepped down at the end of March.
She has previously worked for prominent organisations in the environmental sector including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Green Alliance think-tank, as well as being an independent strategy and policy adviser.
She said her adoption journey has given her a "deeply personal insight" into some of the issues faced by adoptive families and the support they need.
"Adoption UK is highly respected as the charity that speaks for adopters, and I believe passionately that we can and must work together to secure a brighter future for adoptive families," she said.
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