She has takes up the three-year post this week and replaces former chief executive of ChildLine Valerie Howarth.
Baroness Tyler, who is chief executive of counselling service Relate, said her "two big passions" are improving the lives of children in care and reducing the impact of family breakdown on children.
She said: "Cafcass provides a valuable service for children who enter the family court system, whether it's through care proceedings or because their parents have separated. It is vital children's interests are properly represented in court."
Education Secretary Michael Gove, who appointed Baroness Tyler, said her appointment would "help ensure that children’s interests are always at the heart of care and family court proceedings".
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