The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Innovation at Marlborough is not reserved for a few—it’s built into the way we think, create, and lead. The Shari and Edward Glazer Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) is where bold ideas take shape through hands-on, interdisciplinary learning.
Open to every student, the CEI nurtures curiosity, creativity, and confidence through collaboration, mentorship, and real-world experience. Starting in 7th Grade, students explore the intersection of robotics and fabrication, computer science, media, research, and entrepreneurship—gaining the tools and mindset to imagine what's possible and build what comes next.
By the Numbers
80
TEDxMarlborough talks this year
$500k
Raised by Violets' Giving Circle for organizations across Los Angeles
5
The UltraViolet issues published per year
25
Corner Café staff members
45
businesses created in the Frank & Eileen Incubator + Accelerator Programs
5
Award-winning competitive robotic teams
50%
Of Seniors participate in an advanced research & project-based course on campus
8,000+
listeners tune in for Marlborough's student-led radio station, KMBR
Core CEI Program Areas
Explore the key disciplines that power innovation at Marlborough—where students create, code, build, and lead across fields.
Signature CEI Programming
Leonetti/O’Connell Honors Research Program
Our Honors Research program enables students to dive deep into cutting-edge independent projects, designing and implementing original research in collaboration with professionals and mentors across LA.
FIRST Tech Challenge & Competitive Robotics
Marlborough’s award-winning robotics teams compete in the global FIRST Tech Challenge, designing, building, and programming robots while leading outreach and hosting SoCal League events.
Frank & Eileen Accelerator for the Leaders of Tomorrow
With Incubator and Accelerator pathways, students develop and scale real ventures through mentorship, seed funding, and a culminating pitch showcase.
Student Publications
Marlborough’s student publications are more than clubs—they’re courses built into the academic schedule, giving students time and space to develop their voice, craft, and leadership. From journalism and yearbook design to radio and research, students lead every aspect of production—writing, editing, broadcasting, and publishing with purpose and professionalism.
Co-Curricular Offerings
The CEI’s co-curricular programs give students space to lead, collaborate, and explore their passions in real-world ways. From gaming strategy to coding, philanthropy, and student-run ventures, these opportunities turn interests into impact—and ideas into action.
We’ve created a space where students can code, build, research, invent, and lead—not because they’re told to, but because they’re inspired to. The CEI is where future changemakers discover what they care about and how to use it to shape the world."Dr. Allison Ponzio Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
CEI In The News
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Honors Research
Marlborough celebrates the annual showcase of CEI programming at the Celebration of Innovation.
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Entrepreneur Ashlee Turner mentors students in the The Frank & Eileen Accelerator Program for the Leaders of Tomorrow.
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Honors Research
80 student presenters share their year-long Honors Research and Capstone Projects with the Marlborough community during TEDxMarlborough.
- Student Spotlight
Mathematician Rachel C. ’26 conducts research in advanced mathematics and shares the beauty of math with her peers.
- Entrepreneurship
Marlborough’s Entrepreneurial Hackathon showcases students’ real-world problem-solving skills.
- Entrepreneurship
The inaugural Pitch Showcase for the Frank & Eileen Accelerator Program for the Leaders of Tomorrow showcases 15 students’ year-long entrepreneurial endeavors.