Alicia Jacobsen Menendez (/əˈliːsiə/ ə-LEE-see-ə;[1] born July 2, 1983)[2] is an American television commentator, host and writer.

[9] At Harvard University, Menendez's senior honors thesis on women's social capital drew the attention of U.S. News & World Report and The New York Times.

In 2005, The Harvard Crimson named Menendez one of the 15 most interesting members of the class of 2005 and she was selected to deliver her undergraduate commencement address.

Prior to joining HuffPost Live, the streaming video network of The Huffington Post, Menendez co-hosted Power Play on Sirius XM's Cristina Radio, and served as a contributor to NBCLatino.com.

[3] Menendez co-founded Define American with Jose Antonio Vargas, Jake Brewer, and Jehmu Greene.

[17] On the September 30 broadcast of her MSNBC show American Voices, Alicia Menendez opened by recusing herself from covering her father's criminal indictment.

[20] She was a guest host of the MSNBC show Deadline: White House during the family leave of Nicolle Wallace in early 2024.